{"id":50110,"date":"2020-08-17T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=50110"},"modified":"2020-08-17T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:46:00","slug":"aswan-high-dam-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2020\/08\/17\/aswan-high-dam-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Aswan High Dam in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the end our Nile River cruise from Luxor to Aswan, we visited the High Dam. Most of us have heard about the Aswan dam, but there are really two dams, an older dam and the newer one, which is referred to as the High Dam. It was built to end the flooding that used to occur on a regular basis along the Nile River and has truly helped the agriculture business in Egypt. In addition to controlling the water, it is also a source of a lot of the power needed in the regions, so power lines are abundant across the surrounding desert landscape. One interesting side effect of the dam was that it has trapped all of the crocodiles for which the Nile is famous south of the dam, so you won’t see any crocodiles between Luxor and Aswan.<\/p>\n