Name of Object:

The digging of the Western Canal of the Aswan Dam

Location:

Alexandria, Egypt

Holding Institution:

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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Date of Object:

1898

Description:

Hundreds of Egyptian labourers digging the western canal of the Aswan Dam.
Located in Upper Egypt, the Aswan Dam was the first water storage project in modern times.

Citation of this web page:

"The digging of the Western Canal of the Aswan Dam" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;eg;8;en;N

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