44K views · 394 reactions | After 10 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam cross the Nile River in Egypt was completed on #ThisDayInHistory in 1970. More than two miles long, the massive dam ended the cycle of flood and drought but produced several negative side effects. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aswan-high-dam-completed | HISTORY | Facebook

In the 1950s, the proposed Aswan High Dam on the Nile threatened to submerge the Abu Simbel temple and other ancient monuments of the Nubian Valley. But in an extraordinary effort, 50 countries collaborated to relocate the monuments. That sparked the creation of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention, which now protects over 1200 heritage properties across the world. #AswanDam #AbuSimbelRelocation #NubianMonuments #LakeNasser #Egypt #UNESCOWorldHeritage #WorldHeritageSites #ArchaeologicalSurveyOfInd