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After Egypt’s 1952 revolution, President Gamal Abdel Nasser embraced plans for the Aswan High Dam, an earth-fill embankment 111 metres high and 3.5 kilometres long. Begun in 1960 with Soviet ...
Unfortunately, Aswan was flooded following the construction of the Aswan High Dam between 1960 and 1970. While UNESCO did its best to preserve and record as many of the historic artifacts, the time ...
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Why Aswan, Egypt Should Be on Your Bucket List
Originally published as Why Aswan, Egypt Should Be on Your Bucket List on GoWorldTravel.com While Cairo and Luxor dominate much of the conversation about Egypt’s ancient wonders, it’s Aswan, Egypt’s ...