The term DAM NILE is a combination of two words, 'DAM' and 'Nile'. The first word, DAM, refers to a structure built across a river or other body of water to control the flow of water. The second word, Nile, is the longest river in the world, located in Africa. The crossword solution for this term is ASWAN, which is a city in Egypt located on the banks of the Nile River. ASWAN is also the site of the ASWAN DAM, a large hydroelectric DAM built across the Nile River in 1902.