HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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helps control flooding along the Nile.
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is a source of hydroelectric power.
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allows irrigation year around
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causes pollution on the Nile
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Detailed explanation-1: -With a reservoir capacity of 132km³, the Aswan High Dam provides water for around 33, 600km² of irrigation land. It serves the irrigation needs of both Egypt and Sudan, controls flooding, generates power, and helps in improving navigation across the Nile.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Aswan High Dam brought the Nile’s devastating floods to an end, reclaimed more than 100, 000 acres of desert land for cultivation, and made additional crops possible on some 800, 000 other acres.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 21, 1970, engineers completed the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt. The Aswan Dam was an enormous project, lasting more than 10 years and costing more than a billion dollars. The Aswan Dam controls the flow of the Nile River.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Egypt. Aswan High Dam is located across the Nile River, in Egypt. It is a rock-fill dam located at the northern border between Egypt and Sudan. This dam was completed in 1970 and formally inaugurated in January 1971.