Aswan High Dam: Quick Facts

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Water surges from the Aswan High Dam into the Nile River in Egypt, with the dam structure and arid landscape visible in the background.

Four colossal seated statues of Ramses II are carved into the sandstone facade of the Abu Simbel temple in Egypt, surrounded by smaller figures and hieroglyphics.

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