Boats on the Nile, Cairo

Gabriel Lekegiancirca 1900

Hallwyl Museum
Stockholm, Sweden

BOATS ON THE NILE

Prior to the first Aswan Dam being built in 1902, the Nile was unregulated and flooded every summer. The mud from the river fertilised the arable land surrounding it, but at the same time the currents on the Nile during the floods were too strong to sail on.

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Title: Boats on the Nile, Cairo
Creator: Photogr. Artistique G. Lekegian & Cie
Date Created: circa 1900
Location Created: Cairo, Egypt
Original Language: Swedish
Subject Keywords: Tourism, Egypt, Cairo, River Nile, Boats
Original Source: Image number: DIG 8040
Rights: Public Domain
Medium: Photography

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