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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
Aswan Dam 7 Season 22 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
In 1954, Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab Republic of Egyptโs first prime minister, had a plan to bring his poor country into the 20th century. To pull it off, he needed to harness the flow of the worldโs longest riverโthe Nile. The ambitious plan called for construction of a high dam in southern Egypt at Aswan. But the builders of the pyramids and the Suez Canal were no strangers to large undertakings. Weโll see how the Aswan High Dam socially, politically, culturally, and agriculturally affected Egypt.
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