During a diving expedition in the Nile River, archaeologists in Egypt discovered rock carvings featuring depictions of several ancient Egyptian pharaohs, along with hieroglyphic inscriptions. A joint ...

The mighty Nile, which brings the rains of equatorial Africa to the Mediterranean, has nurtured six millenniums of civilization in its valley and broad delta. But its trapped waters are not sufficient ...

In an amazing twist, an underwater archaeological mission near Aswan, Egypt, has dug up some long-lost treasures from the depths of the Nile River. This discovery comes decades after the area got ...

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A large dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt completed in 1970 which provides irrigation and electricity to most of Egypt and forms one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs, Lake Nasser. The ...

The billion-dollar Aswan High Dam, partly financed by Russian credits, is to be the greatest monument in Egypt’s history. Sixteen times the bulk of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the dam will create Lake ...

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One of the most sought after experiences after flying into Luxor is a cruise along the Nile to Aswan, visiting the ancient temples and taking in the luxury river cruise. This iconic journey transports ...

An underwater archaeological mission in the Nile River near Aswan, Egypt, recovered a handful of long-lost artifacts. When the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s flooded the area, UNESCO ...