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!!!Aswan Dam (1)

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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.