Industrial Development in Aswan

Project
Area
Wadi Naqra at Nasr El Nuba
Wadi Khareet at Nasr El Nuba
Wadi Al Saayda at Edfu
The Villages of Fastalm Adnendan, and Al
Mostaqbal
Al Tawteen at Lake Nasser
Total
65 Thousand acres
15 thousand acres
30 Thousand acres
7 thousand acres
12 Thousand acres
129 Thousand acres
Source: Indicators of agricultural services in the governorate of Aswan in
2008
Among the most important agricultural crops which are famous in Aswan
sugar cane, hibiscus, wheat, henna, and dates. The cultivated area with
canes are more than 50% of the area ofagricultural land preservation,
Palm cultivation comes in the second and then the crop of hibiscus, The
governorate is characterized by maintaining the production of date with
varieties and high quality, maintaining 1.8 million Palms that produces
about93tonsofdates,andthereisalsoalotofmedicinalandaromatic
plants, which lend themselves to the conditions of the environment and
climate.
Fishery Wealth in Aswan
High Dam Lake is the second largest artificial lakes in the world in terms of
area and its length is of 500 km including 350 km of Egyptian land, the
lake is characterized by fitting its environmental conditions
for breeding of many fish species in addition to the abundance of natural
base of food and the annual fish production is of 26,000 ton/ year.
Because of the large components of the fishery resources in the High
Dam Lake, it can achieve production of up to 80000 tons/ year (Japanese
study).
The fisheries of High Dam Lake are divided into two main regions as
follows: