The beginning Aswan high dam of World Heritage
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The number of those who have some purposes internally and recently at the time of increase rapidly those who enjoy traveling abroad and start on our journey has increased. Delicious only local food, shopping, and sightseeing ･･･ It is “World Heritage round. ” the last few years especially most remarkable.
World Heritage Activity of UNESCO was assumed that saved the Nubia ruins group from the crisis of going under water according to a Aswan high dam construction of Egypt that started in the 1960’s, and started from the Nubia going under water ruins relief campaign. The Abu Simbel temple in Nubia ruins was dismantled and reconstructed by help and the technical assistance of 60 countries in the world. Largeness and the [tsuno] Abu Simbel in the second grade of elementary school temple moved from former position on completely 60m by this dismantling and reconstructing the building. The opportunity of protecting ruins, the building, and nature, etc. with historical value from development internationally arose starting with this.
Aswan High Dam is a huge dam of 3600m in width and 111m in height from the town from which Aswan exists in the point of 12km to the south. The volume is as many as about 164 pieces (203.79 millionm2 and Tokyo Dome). It is huge construction of which Egypt boasts. The artificial lake and the nasser lake in which it reaches from here to the upstream 500km in the total length continue. It is said to 7.5 times Biwako.
The foreigner’s travel has been limited near the border with Sudan around here for a long time. However, it queues up, and this Abu Simbel temple is becoming an Egyptian tourist draw with the pyramid and the sphinx now. In the nasser lake, the cruise ship that connects Aswan High Dam with the Abu Simbel palace is plying. Nasser..lake..sink..red..evening sun..look at..go under water..barely..escape..temple..face..the..remain..size..magnificent..breath..drink.
I hear By the way, ･･･ that the crocodilian of having been enshrined to the nasser lake with the god before frequently appeared. It is stopped to swim earnestly alone.
Tags: Abu Simbel temple, and nasser lake, Aswan high dam construction, Egypt, World Heritage
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