because they were torn down by the floods
Aswan is in Egypt.
Giza, Aswan, and Alexandria are located in Egypt.
Egypt
Egypt.
In ASWAN, or Ancient Egypt
Aswan
The Aswan High Dam is located in Egypt, on the Nile River. It was built to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectric power for the country.
Egypt and Sudan. Sudan provided money and men.
The dams are named after the near-by city of Aswan which is on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. Its ancient name was 'Swenet' that translates as "trade".
Philaie
The most important granite quarry in Ancient Egypt were located at Aswan.
Ancient Egypt included a large area of modern Egypt, mostly the eastern half around the Nile. A colony of Egypt, the kingdom of Kush (around Abu Simbel, south of Aswan) is in modern-day Sudan.