Aswan

or As·wân, As·suan, As·souan

[ as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn ]

noun

1. Ancient Sy·e·ne [sahy-, ee, -nee]. a city in southeastern Egypt, on the Nile.
2. a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6,400 feet (1,950 meters) long.

Aswan

/ ɑːsˈwɑːn /

noun

1. an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameSyene

Example Sentences

She also wrote Divieto di Soggiorno [Rejected], and The Bride of Aswan, which won the International Fenice Europe Prize.

From The Daily Beast

Clashes also broke out in Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, and Assiut.

From The Daily Beast

Landing in Africa in 1786, he went up the Nile as far as Aswan.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no railway between Aswan and Halfa, all traffic being conducted on the river.

From Project Gutenberg

The Nile here has not the wild and imposing aspect which it assumes lower down, between Aswan and Philae.

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The dam has been constructed of granite ashlar taken from quarries near Aswan.

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Presently a forest of palm trees, the last on that side, announces Aswan and Nubia.

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