In 1902 construction was completed on the first dam on the Nile, at this southern Egyptian city
Construction of the dam, dedicated in 1971, required the relocation of 
some ... Modern Aswn is located near the old Aswn Dam (completed 1902) 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Nile water and agriculture - International Water Management ... [PAR] In Egypt irrigated agriculture and control over Nile water have been continuous 
for more ... successful in the wet equatorial region, and trade from cities in Kenya, 
... through cataracts and the swaLlps in southern Sudan, gave explorers .... 
Aswan Low Dam was completed in 1902 at the time of the first signing of treaties.