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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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

I stuck around and ended up aboard a luxury Nile cruiser, the Oberoi Philae, which traveled between Luxor and Aswan.
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Any such encroachment, warned British diplomat Mark Sykes, would “kindle a fire which might blaze from Alexandria to Aswan.”
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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.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)|S. Rappoport
There is no railway between Aswan and Halfa, all traffic being conducted on the river.
The Treasury of Ancient Egypt|Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
The Nile here has not the wild and imposing aspect which it assumes lower down, between Aswan and Philae.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12)|G. Maspero
The dam has been constructed of granite ashlar taken from quarries near Aswan.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)|S. Rappoport
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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