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Lake Nasser

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Noun1.Lake Nasser - lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
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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Lake Nasser is a massive artificial water reservoir which they formed after the Nile River''s Aswan High Dam.
However, when Lake Nasser was being created as part of the construction of High Dam, the Nubian villages surrounding the area were wiped out.
When the temples were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam, the Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO and launched a world wide appeal.
 
 
 
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