{"id":277266,"date":"2022-05-29T07:07:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=277266"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:50:57","slug":"model-of-the-aswan-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86\/","title":{"rendered":"Model of the Aswan Dam, 1939"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86\/#%D8%AE%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86\" >Aswan Reservoir<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86\/#%D8%AD%D8%AC%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA\" >Model size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%aa-%d9%84%d8%ae%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86\/#%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB\" >Other souvenirs from the event<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"0-%D8%AE%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AE%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86\"><\/span>Aswan Reservoir<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><b>Aswan Reservoir<\/b>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<b>Aswan Dam<\/b>&nbsp;It differs from the Aswan High Dam. Construction began in Aswan, southern Egypt, between 1899 and 1906. Its foundation stone was laid by Khedive Abbas Hilmi II, and it was inaugurated during his reign. The Aswan Reservoir is located 946 kilometers from the Delta Barrages, also known as the Delta Barrages. The old Aswan Dam was the first dam built of its size and the largest dam in the world at the time. It was raised in 1912 and again in 1926 to impound water during the Nile flood season, releasing it in the quantities needed for irrigation during the dry season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Following the recent raising of the reservoir by McDonald&#039;s, including design and construction (McDonald&#039;s &amp; Co.), the reservoir now measures 1,950 meters in length, with the water level 36 meters above the original riverbed. The reservoir serves as the main transportation route between Aswan city and the airport.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">\n<\/p><div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">One of the most magnificent pieces (if we may use this description) is a model of the Aswan Dam made of pure silver, presented to King Farouk as a gift on January 25, 1939. It represents the three stages of building and raising the dam (1902, 1912 and 1933).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The model was made to a scale of 1\/200 and includes realistic details of the gates. The model&#039;s floor is engraved with the Egyptian state emblem and a dedication in the following words (according to what I was able to read\/translate):<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Commemorative plaque honoring His Majesty King Farouk I on the occasion of laying the foundation stone for the second raising of the Aswan Dam, presented by Topham, Jones &amp; Rayleton and Abboud Pasha on 5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1357 AH, corresponding to 25 January 1939.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"279029\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/41933146_10160696361930391_7637360521338945536_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279029\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"472\" data-id=\"279030\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/41943874_10160696361910391_3290537310625464320_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279030\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"1-%D8%AD%D8%AC%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AD%D8%AC%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA\"><\/span>Model size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The model measures approximately 24 x 53 x 27 cm and was sold in 2014 for one hundred thousand US dollars at auction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Heritage<\/a>!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"436\" data-id=\"279028\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/41982588_10160696361970391_488786854745735168_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279028\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"432\" data-id=\"279027\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/42139096_10160696361805391_2267400307430391808_n.jpg\" alt=\"Aswan Reservoir\" class=\"wp-image-279027\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heritage Auctions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\" id=\"2-%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB\"><\/span>Other souvenirs from the event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_2jk\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">As for ordinary collectors like myself, there are commemorative medals issued to mark the occasion, and regular 100-millime stamps appeared in the same year bearing the image of the young king with the treasury behind him after the completion of the third phase... The image of the king was changed in the stamps issued in 1947 in what became known as the \u201cFarouk Marshal\u201d series.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Moheb Rizkalla<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/42045515_10160696361815391_5778242678399434752_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279023\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A commemorative silver medal marking the completion of the second phase of raising the Aswan Dam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" data-id=\"279025\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/42044681_10160696362415391_3832285797940199424_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279025\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"204\" data-id=\"279024\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-8c6367eeb78947fb9a67f9647334fc7f.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/41990600_10160696361770391_713804653854195712_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279024\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Source:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Auction hall <a href=\"https:\/\/fineart.ha.com\/itm\/silver-and-vertu\/king-farouk-i-of-egypt-s-silver-aswan-dam-model-omar-ramsden-london-england-circa-1933-marks-lion-passant-\/a\/5189-65622.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&amp;tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-abc=\"true\">Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">For more similar topics on the Arab Collector website, you can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/the-arab-national-exhibition-in-jerusalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-abc=\"true\">the Link<\/a> the next:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"pZtFcaTGG60vqED1Ao7eaW3MywNLbLBKu0n8CcVtI5nkmsNrHfx7ZwUDlHJ949zSdggYOiP8opd24kzqjRFCKuXQlVhfheW5RvxB\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"88biGTIbY3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/hobby-cost\/\">Hobby cost<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe Cost of the Hobby\u201d \u2014 The Arab Collector\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/%d8%aa%d9%83%d9%84%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9\/embed\/#?secret=8X1ksr3g4T#?secret=88biGTIbY3\" data-secret=\"88biGTIbY3\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Q7J9UKslfJ3yCoBmbrXjrqxBkAzHIvpuVtGsGPAWDneM1TWvaORhgHT08t4KNS8db5FVjCSPL2\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SrmyKMpQp9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/the-arab-national-exhibition-in-jerusalem\/\">The Arab National Exhibition in Jerusalem<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"\u201cThe Arab National Exhibition in Jerusalem\u201d \u2014 The Arab Collector\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%b6-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%af%d8%b3\/embed\/#?secret=LpU1XrQ8J6#?secret=SrmyKMpQp9\" data-secret=\"SrmyKMpQp9\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aswan Reservoir, also known as the Aswan Dam, is distinct from the High Dam. Construction began in the city of Aswan in southern Egypt between 1899 and 1906. Its foundation stone was laid by Khedive Abbas Hilmi II, and it was inaugurated during his reign. The Aswan Reservoir is located 946 kilometers from the Delta Barrages, also known as the Delta Barrages. The old Aswan Dam was the first dam of its size and the largest dam constructed in the world at that time. 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