[DOC] [TLE] Aswan High Dam on the Nile River - located at the north end of Lake ... [PAR] Dec 5, 2010 ... The construction of the High Dam began in 1960, and it was officially inaugurated 
ten years later, at a cost of US$1 billion, much of which was... [DOC] [TLE] History Of The Aswan Dam - plaza [PAR] These low barriers across the Nile lifted the water for movement through canals 
to ... to perennial irrigation came with construction of the Aswan High Dam 
completed in 1970. ... Construction of the dam began in 1960 and cost about $1 
billion. [DOC] [TLE] January 9, 1960 - Construction Of The Aswan Dam in Egypt Begins ... [PAR] The Aswan High Dam is located on the Nile just about north of the international 
border between ... The construction cost of the dam came to about $1 billion. [DOC] [TLE] Lesson 6: The Nile River - Where Does the Water Go? [PAR] In 1899 construction began on the first Aswan Dam, now known as the Old 
Aswan Dam. ... Bank to help pay for the cost of the dam (which eventually added 
up to US$1 billion). ... Damming the Nile by building the Aswan High Dam would 
produce a huge ... Construction was started in 1960 and fully finished 10 years 
later. [DOC] [TLE] Birth of Modern Egypt With Aswan Dam | RealClearHistory [PAR] Jan 9, 2016 ... Located on the Upper Nile, around 1000km. ... The construction of the High Dam 
began in 1960, and it was officially inaugurated ten years later, at a cost of US$1 
billion, much of which was provided by the former Soviet Union... [DOC] [TLE] Aswan High Dam completed - Jul 21, 1970 - HISTORY.com [PAR] After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam across the Nile River in 
Egypt is ... the massive $1 billion dam ended the cycle of flood and drought in the 
Nile ... Canal tolls allowed Nasser to begin work on the Aswan High Dam in 1960
. [DOC] [TLE] Three Articles About the Aswan high Dam [PAR] Just north of the border between Egypt and Sudan lies the Aswan High Dam, ... 
Egyptian civilization began in the Nile valley and continued until the first dam at ... 
to help pay for the cost of the dam (which eventually added up to US$1 billion). .... 
Construction began on 9 January 1960, at a site 10 kilometers south of the city... [DOC] [TLE] Aswan High Dam - Cosmeo [PAR] Dam across the Nile R. ... Dam across the Nile R., S Egypt, near the city of Aswan
. Construction on the mammoth dam began in 1960, and the total cost was 
estimated at more than $1 billion. One-third of the cost was underwritten by the 
USSR,... [DOC] [TLE] The Artificial Nile - University of Rhode Island [PAR] Aali in Arabic, and construction began ... High Dam cost $1 billion dollars. ... 
shrimp when comparing 196061 with ... Fishing flourished for millennia just off 
the coast of Egypt, where the Nile poured nutrients into an otherwise 
unproductive... [DOC] [TLE] The Nile River_Aswan High - Cobb Learning [PAR] The Aswan High Dam. Constructed by the British and the Soviet Union. Cost over 
$1 billion in 1960's. Would be over $15 billion today. Moving of Abu Simbel... [DOC] [TLE] Al-Ahram Weekly | Focus | Egypt's life line [PAR] For him as for many others, it is more than just a way of damming the Nile to 
provide electricity and to control the river's flow. ... The construction of the High 
Dam began in 1960, and it was officially opened in 1971 at a cost of $1 billion, 
much of... [DOC] [TLE] Aswan High Dam, Egypt Tourist Attractions and Travel [PAR] Aswan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. Two dams straddle ... 
1970 - After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. 
... The construction was started in 1960, and fully finished 10 years later. ... Of the 
total cost of US$1 billion, about 1/3 seems to have been a gift from the

Question: Begun in 1960, the construction of this "high" dam on the Nile cost about $1 billion
Answer: the Aswan