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It is clearly stated in the passage that almost the whole of Egypt's population ----,
The Sahara desert takes up most of Egypt's land, so
overcrowding is a huge problem. Sixty-two million people
live squeezed together into the six million fertile acres
along the Nile delta and narrow river valley - just five per
cent of the total area of Egypt. Between 12 and 15 million
people live in Cairo alone. Until recently, it was impractical
and dangerous to even consider moving into the southern
desert, where temperatures regularly rise above 50 C and
water is scarce and can only be reached using carefully
placed irrigation wells. But in the last 20 years a "New
Valley" has slowly been taking shape. Towns with
industrial centres, tourist areas and spacious apartment
blocks are being constructed, factories are springing up.
The main development making this possible is the
construction of the vast Sheikh Zayed canal, also known
as the Toshka canal. Named for Sheikh Zayed al Nahya,
president of the United Arab Emirates, which is financially
backing the project, the canal is part of the irrigation
scheme dreamed up by the Egyptian government to make
it possible for people to move away from the traffic,
pollution and bustle of Cairo. If a "second Nile" cuts
through the desert and water is distributed to surrounding
land, people and crops can thrive there as they do around
the existing Nile. The area is becoming known as the New
Valley.