[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Aswan Dam (1) [{Image src='1070eg.jpg' width='900' height='675' alt='Aswan Dam (1)' class='image_left' popup='false'}] [{SET customtitle='Aswan Dam (1)'}] \\ The old dam in Aswan [{GoogleMap location='Aswan Dam, Manteqet as Sad Al Aali, Qism Aswan, Aswan, Egypt' zoom='14'}] was built by the British between 1898 and 1902 using blocks of granite. It can hold up to 5.35 billion cu m (7 billion cu yd) of water.