When the building of the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s flooded the ... because of its geographical position. When the dam flooded during construction, UNESCO tried to locate and save ancient ...

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Summary of previous deliberations: Not applicable except the following history of the International Safeguarding Campaign 1960’ – 1970’ for information: The Campaign was launched to safeguard the site ...