Cruising the Nile
October 10th 2008 01/10/08
Still in Aswan, our tour today took us to the High Dam, Temple of Philae and Kom Ombo.
The High Dam was constructed from 1960 -1971 across the Nile River at Aswan. It was built to control unpredictable flood waters, and supply a constant flow of water for irrigation and human use. Power is also produced through the hydroelectric station at the dam.
Behind the wall is the larges
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