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First in 1902 due to the construction of the Aswan Lower Dam, then in both 1912 and 1933 due to the rising water levels, and a fourth time after the creation of the Aswan High Dam. The forced relocation stripped many native Nubians of their ancestral homelands, with the compensation of unsuitable homes for living and agriculture.
The High Dam has also improved the efficiency and the extension of the Old Aswan Hydropower stations by regulating upstream flows. [31] At the time of completion, it was the largest power station in Africa and the 6th largest hydroelectric power station in the world. All High Dam power facilities were completed ahead of schedule.
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Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
The Aswan High Dam, constructed in Egypt in 1964–1968, created Lake Nasser. It was designed with a maximum water level of 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level . As a precaution against any unexpected rise in Lake Nasser's water level, a spillway and channel were built in 1978.
The Aswan Dam, inaugurated in 1971, "can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually.". [3] A new high dam to pump and store water to produce electricity in Ataka was in the works in mid 2017 in conjunction with Sinohydro, a Chinese company. [2] [4]
The temple was relocated during the 1960s as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia as a result of the Aswan High Dam project and moved towards higher ground along with the Temple of Kalabsha. This move was coordinated with a team of Polish archaeologists financed jointly by a Swiss and Chicago Institute respectively.
The Aswan High Dam was dedicated in Egypt in ceremonies held by Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and by Nikolai Podgorny, the President of the Presidium and head of state of the Soviet Union, which had provided the primary financing for the one billion dollar hydroelectric project to dam the Nile River. [86] [87]