Given 'Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.', would 'Aswan was out of favor with Egyptians until a dam was built.  ' be a logical outcome?
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.  