Aswân
geographical name
As·wân
a-ˈswän 
ä-
variants
or ancient Syene
city in southern Egypt on the right bank of the Nile River near the site of a dam built 1898–1902 and of the
Aswân High Dam (completed 1970 to form Lake Nas*ser
\
ˈnä-sər 
, ˈna-
\
) population 191,461
, ˈna-
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) population 191,461
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“Aswân.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Asw%C3%A2n. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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