This was an included thing in my packaged tour I forgot to opt out of before I booked, so I was taken to see it and while it is an impressive architectural feat and the numbers are staggering, I felt it was extremely underwhelming. It is also so vast it is not very photogenic (hard to get very good shots... more

The High Dam measures 12,562 feet across, 364 feet high, and 3,214 feet width at its base. The sheer enormity of this project is obvious. Its creation provided the water supply that is Lake Nasser today and produces elctricity for all of Egypt. The Soviet sponsored project is commemorated by a lotus-shaped monument at the western end of the dam.... more

The Aswan High Dam, or Sa'ad al Ali, is included in virtually every tour of the Aswan area & is one of the few modern sites to be regarded as being worthy of inclusion with those of antiquity. The dam is actually quite quite some distance from the city of Aswan itself (approximately a 20 - 30 minute drive) &... more

ツアーで行ったので、誰でもダムの横から見えるわけではないと思いますが、私が参加したツアーのエジプト人ガイドさんは熱心な方... more