Absolute Location: It is located at 30 degrees North and at 31 degrees East. Relative Location: It is in Cairo, Egypt. Itis locates on the Nile river. Distance From My Home: It is 6,273 miles Southeast from my home in Winthrop, IA. My Place is Famous for: It is famous for its many water resoures. Description: It was build in 1960 . It is 480km long and 16km wide. Interesting Facts The Dam provides water for irrigation all year around in Cairo. The Dam provides many resores for Cairo but the own is still trying to recover from the damage it made in 1960 when it was build. Building the Dam cost Cairo, over $1 billon Dollars and over $300 millon dollars in loans. When the water flows throught the dam it holds back a large amount of water to run factories and irrigation systems. Bibliography How Far Is It? October 5, 2002. http://www.indo.com/ The Aswan High Dam, Egypt October 5,2002. http://idol.union.edu/ World Book 1 p.852 Aslum 1994 October 5,2002 Pbs kids October 9,2002 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/timeline/text/ Sounds October 10,2002 http://www.dragonskiss.com/wav%27s/
Relative Location: It is in Cairo, Egypt. Itis locates on the Nile river.
Distance From My Home: It is 6,273 miles Southeast from my home in Winthrop, IA.
My Place is Famous for: It is famous for its many water resoures.
Description: It was build in 1960 . It is 480km long and 16km wide.
Interesting Facts
Bibliography