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Nas·ser

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–noun

1.	Ga·mal Ab·del Audio Help [guh-mahl ab-dool, juh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.

2.	Lake, a reservoir in SE Egypt, formed in the Nile River S of the Aswan High Dam; S part, in N Sudan, named Lake Nubia. ab. 300 mi. (500 km) long; 6 mi. (10 km) wide.

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Nasser, Lake
A lake of southeast Egypt and northern Sudan. It was formed in the 1960s by the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile river. The rising waters of the lake submerged many historic sites.

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