TIL about the Toshka Project, which consists in the creation of a second Nile valley thanks to water from the Nasser Lake to increase the share of inhabited land of Egypt from 5% to 25%

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/115145/Toshka-agricultural-project-revived-amid-Egypt%E2%80%99s-hope-to-achieve-self

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15kfokj/til_about_the_toshka_project_which_consists_in/