Dams in Ancient Egypt

Sadd el-Kafara

Historical landmark in Desert of Cairo Governorate, Egypt
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Sadd el-Kafara was a masonry embankment dam on Wadi al-Garawi 10 km southeast of Helwan in Cairo, Egypt. The dam was built in the first half of …

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Located:Helwan, Helwan Governorate, Egypt
Construction started:~2650 BC
Type:Embankment, masonry
Height:14 m (46 ft)
Total length:110 m (360 ft)

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