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  2. Lake Nasser - Wikipedia

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    Lake Nasser (Arabic: بحيرة ناصر Boħeiret Nāṣer, Egyptian Arabic: [boˈħeiɾet ˈnɑːseɾ]) is a large reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.It was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. [1]

  3. Aswan Dam - Wikipedia

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    A picture of the old Wadi Halfa town that was flooded by Lake Nasser. Lake Nasser flooded much of lower Nubia and 100,000 to 120,000 people were resettled in Sudan and Egypt. [37] View of New Wadi Halfa, a settlement created on the shore of Lake Nasser to house part of the resettled population from the Old Wadi Halfa town

  4. Toshka Lakes - Wikipedia

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    Location of the Toshka Lakes and Lake Nasser in Egypt. Photograph of the Toshka Lakes taken Dec. 2002 from the International Space Station looking NE. Lake Nasser is the very long lake that lies east of the lakes. Wadi Toshka is the large bay in Lake Nasser directly east of the Toshka lakes. The Western Desert of Egypt can be seen west of Lake ...

  5. Dams and reservoirs in Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    Only a fraction of this potential has been harnessed so far, 1% at the beginning of the 21st century. In order to become the powerhouse of Africa, Ethiopia is actively exploiting its water resources by building dams, reservoirs, irrigation and diversion canals and hydropower stations. The benefits of the dams are not only limited to hydropower.

  6. Category:Lakes of Sudan - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Lake Nasser (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Sudan"

  7. List of lakes of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Lake Nasser from Abu Simbel. A vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan created by the damming of the Nile after the construction of the High Dam of Aswan.

  8. African Great Lakes - Wikipedia

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    The large rift lakes of Africa are the ancient home of great biodiversity, and 10% of the world's fish species live in this region. Countries in the area which are bounded by the lakes of the Great Lakes region include Burundi , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ethiopia , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Rwanda , Zambia , Tanzania , and Uganda .

  9. Cataracts of the Nile - Wikipedia

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    The Second Cataract (or Great Cataract) was in Nubia and is now submerged under Lake Nasser. It is located 10 km south of the former site of Wadi Halfa, at the current location of the town ( 21°48′41″N 31°12′57″E  /  21.8115°N 31.2159°E  / 21.8115; 31.2159  ( Great Cataract