The Aswan High Dam

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In 1970, one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects opened in Aswan, Egypt. It was a dam that harnessed the power of the Nile River, the longest river in the world. The dam provided electricity for half of the country and tamed the annual floods, a regular feature on the Nile. But the project wasn’t without its drawbacks. It became a point of contention during the Cold War, displaced thousands, and destroyed an unknown number of ancient artifacts. Learn more about the Aswan High Dam on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In 1970, one of the world's largest infrastructure projects opened in Aswan, Egypt.
0:06.0	It was a dam that harnessed the power of the Nile River, the longest river in the world.
0:11.0	The dam provided electricity for almost half the country and tamed the annual floods which were a regular feature on the Nile River.
0:18.0	But the project wasn't without its drawbacks. It became a point of contention during the Cold War,
0:23.3	displaced thousands of people,
0:24.6	and destroyed an unknown number of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
0:29.1	Learn more about the Aswan High Dam
0:31.3	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:46.8	Music everywhere daily. This episode is sponsored by Expedition Unknown.
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