Aswan High Dam
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The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aswan High Dam canonical | 31 |
| Aswan High Dam project | 4 |
| Aswan Dam | 1 |
| Aswan High Dam reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T448895 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aswan High Dam Context triple: [Lower Nubia, threatenedBy, Aswan High Dam]
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A.
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser is a vast artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and known for its role in water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Nile.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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D.
Aswan
Aswan is a historic city in southern Egypt on the Nile River, known for its ancient temples, quarries, and the nearby Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Suez
Suez is an Egyptian port city on the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, serving as a key gateway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aswan High Dam Target entity description: The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
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A.
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser is a vast artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and known for its role in water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Nile.
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B.
Almatti Dam
Almatti Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Krishna River as part of the Upper Krishna Project.
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C.
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
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D.
Aswan
Aswan is a historic city in southern Egypt on the Nile River, known for its ancient temples, quarries, and the nearby Aswan High Dam.
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E.
Suez
Suez is an Egyptian port city on the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, serving as a key gateway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
embankment dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sadd el-Ali ⓘ |
| associatedRelocationProject | Abu Simbel temples relocation ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 980 metres ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Arab Republic of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Egypt
|
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 23.97°N 32.88°E ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 40 metres ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet engineers ⓘ |
| height | 111 metres ⓘ |
| impact |
changes in Nile delta erosion patterns
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displacement of Nubian communities ⓘ expansion of irrigated agriculture in Egypt ⓘ increased reliability of water supply for Egypt ⓘ reduction of annual Nile floods ⓘ sediment trapping in Lake Nasser ⓘ submergence of Nubian archaeological sites ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 2100 megawatts ⓘ |
| length | 3830 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Aswan ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Nile River
ⓘ
linked to:
Nile
|
| mainForeignPartner | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| material |
earth-fill
ⓘ
rock-fill ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aswan ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Aswan Low Dam ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 12 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile River development projects ⓘ |
| projectInitiatedBy | Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ improved navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionOf | Aswan Low Dam ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 132 cubic kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 5250 square kilometres ⓘ |
| spillwayType | overflow spillway ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aswan High Dam Description of subject: The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments
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