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High Dam


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 18 attractions in Aswan
Traveler Description: The High Dam was built from 1960 to 1971 and measures 12, 562 feet across and created Lake Nasser.  The water power generates electricity for most of... more »
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Attraction type: Dam
Address: Aswan
Egypt

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2 of 5 stars
planet-roamer   2 contributions
UK
Dec 19, 2009

We paid 20 Le as entrance to the site. There is nothing to see. It is on the side of the road..and if you pay and go inside you get the same view as from car. Aswan has other important places to see and avoid this and unfinished obelisk. Though these places are included in most of the tour tirps... more

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1 of 5 stars
tristan89   19 contributions
Los Angeles, California
Jun 3, 2009

This was an included thing in my packaged tour I forgot to opt out of before I booked, so I was taken to see it and while it is an impressive architectural feat and the numbers are staggering, I felt it was extremely underwhelming. It is also so vast it is not very photogenic (hard to get very good shots... more

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4 of 5 stars
redeco   1,475 contributions
Warren, Massachusetts
Apr 6, 2009
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The High Dam measures 12,562 feet across, 364 feet high, and 3,214 feet width at its base. The sheer enormity of this project is obvious. Its creation provided the water supply that is Lake Nasser today and produces elctricity for all of Egypt. The Soviet sponsored project is commemorated by a lotus-shaped monument at the western end of the dam.... more

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3 of 5 stars
GParryManchester_UK   44 contributions
Manchester, UK
Mar 22, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

The Aswan High Dam, or Sa'ad al Ali, is included in virtually every tour of the Aswan area & is one of the few modern sites to be regarded as being worthy of inclusion with those of antiquity. The dam is actually quite quite some distance from the city of Aswan itself (approximately a 20 - 30 minute drive) &... more

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3 of 5 stars
よっち   821 contributions
Kitakyushu, Japan
Oct 31, 2009

ツアーで行ったので、誰でもダムの横から見えるわけではないと思いますが、私が参加したツアーのエジプト人ガイドさんは熱心な方... more

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