Given 'Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.', does 'Aswan was out of favor with Egyptians until a dam was built.  ' present an opposing view?
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.  