New Valley Project

New Valley Project
Satellite view of the Toshka lakes, Sadat canal and the New Valley Project
History
Modern nameToshka Project
Original ownerEgyptian Government
Construction began1997

The New Valley Project or Toshka Project consists of building a system of canals to carry water from Lake Nasser to irrigate part of the sandy wastes of the Western Desert of Egypt, which is part of the Sahara Desert.

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