The Village that vanished beneath the Nile

United States, 1964

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The building of the Aswan Dam on the Nile necessitated the resettlement of the 45,000 people of Wadi Halfa - a town on the border of Egypt and the Sudan. Shows traditional Arab life along the river, and the movement of the people 800 miles south.

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Credits

production company

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Duration

00:31:12:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011540

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Egypt

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human settlements

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Middle East - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nile River

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sudan

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Dams - Environmental aspects

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human settlements

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Social conditions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Arabs - History

History → History

Places → Egypt

Places → Nile River

Places → Sudan

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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