Aswan

or As·wân, As·suan, As·souan

[ as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn ]

/ ˈæs wɑn; Arabic ɑsˈwɑn /

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noun

Ancient Sy·e·ne

[sahy-ee-nee] /saɪˈi ni/ . a city in southeastern Egypt, on the Nile.

a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6,400 feet (1,950 meters) long.

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Words nearby Aswan

Asur, Asura, as usual, A.S.V., A.S.W., Aswan, Aswan Dam, Aswan High Dam, aswarm, as well, as well as

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How to use Aswan in a sentence

She also wrote Divieto di Soggiorno [Rejected], and The Bride of Aswan, which won the International Fenice Europe Prize.
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Clashes also broke out in Alexandria, Aswan, Luxor, and Assiut.
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Landing in Africa in 1786, he went up the Nile as far as Aswan.
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There is no railway between Aswan and Halfa, all traffic being conducted on the river.
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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.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 1 (of 12)|G. Maspero

British Dictionary definitions for Aswan

Aswan

Assuan or Assouan

/ (ɑːsˈwɑːn) /

noun

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

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