Assuan

[ as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn ]

/ ˈæs wɑn; Arabic ɑsˈwɑn /

Aswan.

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Aswan

[ as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn ]

/ ˈæs wɑn; Arabic ɑsˈwɑn /

Ancient Syene. a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile.

a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6400 feet (1950 meters) long.

At present the only roads used by occasional caravans are from Berber to Assuan and Suakin.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin
But failing health obliged him to go to Egypt, where he died at Assuan on the 5th of March 1903.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 |Various
What shall we see in this miserable cabin—with the exception of the Tic-balan,5 or Assuan?

Adventures in the Philippine Islands |Paul P. de La Gironire
We made our way across the sand, into which our donkeys' feet sank above their fetlocks, to the bazaars of Assuan.

Abroad with the Jimmies |Lilian Bell

Thence to the land of Assuan is a journey of twenty days through the desert.

The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela |Benjamin of Tudela

Assuan

/ (ɑːsˈwɑːn) /

variant spellings of Aswan

Aswan

/ (ɑːsˈwɑːn) /

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