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Aswan High Dam

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Aswan High Dam
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(Placename) a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft.)
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Noun1.Aswan High Dam - one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern EgyptAswan High Dam - one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
High Dam
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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