Place:Aswan, Aswan, Egypt

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NameAswan
Alt namesAssouansource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) I, 659
Assuansource: GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989)
Aswānsource: Wikipedia
Aswânsource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 17
Aswānsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sevenehsource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Suansource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Syenesource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 12737; Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 357
TypeCity
Coordinates24.083°N 32.933°E
Located inAswan, Egypt
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Aswan (also ;  ; ) is a city in Southern Egypt, and is the capital of the Aswan Governorate.

Aswan is a busy market and tourist centre located just north of the Aswan Dam on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract. The modern city has expanded and includes the formerly separate community on the island of Elephantine.

The city is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the category of craft and folk art. Aswan joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2017.

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