<P> The Aswan Dam , or more specifically since the 1960s , the Aswan High Dam , is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan , Egypt , between 1960 and 1970 . Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream . Based on the success of the Low Dam , then at its maximum utilization , construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ; with its ability to control flooding better , provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt 's planned industrialization . Like the earlier implementation , the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt . </P>
<P> The Aswan Dam , or more specifically since the 1960s , the Aswan High Dam , is an embankment dam built across the Nile in Aswan , Egypt , between 1960 and 1970 . Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream . Based on the success of the Low Dam , then at its maximum utilization , construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ; with its ability to control flooding better , provide increased water storage for irrigation and generate hydroelectricity the dam was seen as pivotal to Egypt 's planned industrialization . Like the earlier implementation , the High Dam has had a significant effect on the economy and culture of Egypt . </P>
the aswan high dam was built as a result of the nile waters agreement concluded between
the aswan high dam was built as a result of the nile waters agreement concluded between
between 1960 and 1970
between 1960 and 1970