Aswan

American  

[as-wahn, ahs-wahn] / ˈæs wɑn, ɑsˈwɑn /

Or Aswân,

noun

1. Ancient Syene.  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.

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Aswan British  

/ ɑːsˈwɑːn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Tomato production and distribution in different reaches of the Nile Valley had been affected even before the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Sudan's consulate in Aswan in southern Egypt said it had launched a campaign to warn of the dangers associated with people smuggling.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

She often recalled a performance by the Cairo Ballet in Aswan, a city on the Nile River.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Newcomer Aswan Reid plays the titular 9-year-old New Boy in the film by Warwick Thornton based on his own experience of walking into a church for the first time at the age of 11.

From Reuters • May 20, 2023

There is big news that I have just heard—a large obelisk is due to arrive in Heliopolis from the granite quarries of Aswan.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman