where is aswan dam and on which river is it built?

Answer 1

Aswan Low Dam
Aswan High Dam
Aswan High Dam (NASA satellite photo)
A view from the vantage point in the middle of High Dam towards the "Lotus Flower" tower
A wall commemorating the completion of Aswan High Dam
A closeup view of the Soviet-Egyptian friendship monumentThe British began construction of the first dam in 1899. Construction lasted until 1902.It was opened in December 10 1902. The project was designed by Sir William Willcocks and involved several eminent engineers including Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Aird, whose firm, John Aird & Company, was the main contractor. A gravity dam, it was 1,900 m long and 54 m high. The initial design was soon found to be inadequate and the height of the dam was raised in two phases, 1907–1912 and 1929–1933.

When the dam almost overflowed in 1946 it was decided that rather than raise the dam a third time, a second dam would be built 6 km upriver (about 4 miles). Proper planning began in 1952, just after the Nasser revolution, and at first the USA and Britain were to help finance construction with a loan of USD $270 million. Both nations cancelled the offer in July 1956 for reasons not entirely known. A secret Egyptian arms agreement with Czechoslovakia (Eastern Bloc) and Egyptian recognition of the People's Republic of China are cited as possible reasons. Soon thereafter, Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, intending to use its tolls to subsidize the High Dam project. This prompted Britain, France, and Israel to attack Egypt, occupying the Suez Canal and precipitating the Suez Crisis. The United Nations, USSR and US forced the invaders to withdraw and the canal was left in Egyptian hands. The Egyptian government continued to intend to finance the dam project alone by using the revenues of the Suez Canal to help pay for construction. But as part of the Cold War struggle for influence in Africa the Soviet Union stepped in in 1958, and possibly a third of the cost of the dam was paid for as a gift. The Soviets also provided technicians and heavy machinery. The enormous rock and clay dam was designed by the Russian Zuk Hydroproject Institute.

Construction began in 1960. The High Dam, as-Sad al-'Aali, was completed on July 21, 1970, with the first stage finished in 1964. The reservoir began filling in 1964 while the dam was still under construction and first reached capacity in 1976. The reservoir raised concerns from archaeologists and a rescue operation was begun in 1960 under UNESCO. Sites were surveyed and excavated and 24 major monuments were moved to safer locations (see Abu Simbel) or granted to countries that helped with the works (such as the Debod temple in Madrid and the Temple of Dendur in New York).

Answer 2

Aswan High dam built on the river Nile in Aswan city south of Egypt.

Answer 3

Aswan Dam
Dam built on the Nile River near the city of Aswan in Egypt. It was intended to provide better water management so that flooding would be controlled, and drought could be better handled. It has caused many soil fertility problems because the floodwaters contained high amounts of nutrient-rich silts. This silt now simply sits behind the dam, and farmers must rely on chemical fertilizers for nutrients. This lack of sediment downstream also results in high amounts of erosion and land subsidence. The top photograph shows the dam from just above, and the bottom photograph shows a satellite image. Lake Nasser is highlighted by a box to show the general location of the dam.
you can visit this website to seewhere it is located in the map:
Aswan Dam
Aswan Dam. Dam built on the Nile River near the city of Aswan in Egypt. ... Lake Nasser is highlighted by a box to show the general location of the dam. ...www.uoguelph.ca/geology/geol2250/glossary/HTML files/aswandam.html

Answer 4

i am egyotian aswan dam is built on the nile river in aswan south of egypt

Answer 5

Its on the Nile !