Current Conditions
Today, irrigated sugar cane and corn account for most of the agricultural industry.
Most of the 60,000 villagers are native Egyptians although there is a large population of Nubians who were displaced from their land upon the creation of Lake Nasser.
In 2010, plans to construct a new $700m 100MW solar power plant near the city were unveiled by the Egyptian government.
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