Does 'Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.' exist in a separate context from 'Aswan was out of favor with Egyptians until a dam was built.  ', without logical interdependence?
Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.###Aswan was out of favor with Egyptians until a dam was built.  