Lake Nasser

Egypt / Assuan / Aswan /
 lake, reservoir
Aswan Reservoir Lake (Nasser Lake) High Dam Lake
The lake created by the Aswan High Dam. Named after president Nasser. Other names are Aswan Reservoir Lake and Nubian Lake.
Lake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly, \"Lake Nasser\" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory (83% of the total), with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia.
It was created as a result of the construction of the Aswan High Dam across the waters of the Nile between 1958 and 1970.
The lake is some 550 km long and 35 km across at its widest point, which is near the Tropic of Cancer. It covers a total surface area of 5,250 km² and has a storage capacity of some 157 km³ of water.
The rising waters of the dam required major relocation projects that were carried out during the 1960s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nasser
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Coordinates:   22°59'29"N   32°15'21"E

Comments

  • Under this lake our palms, trees, homes, fathers and mothers, grandfathers &mothers. Before 1963 when high dam established, Nasser build high dam and cover our beautiful land (Nubian villages) by Nile water> named by his name Nasser lake, nowadays it calls in Arabic: Bohirat Alssad Al Alli this means (high dam lake) No Nubian name mentioned!!!!!! Why????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Nubian Land & Peoples are ignored?????????????????????????????????????????????
  • long live to the nuvians people.