Place:Aswan, Egypt

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NameAswan
Alt namesAssouansource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) I, 659
Assuansource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) I, 659
Aswansource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 87
Aswânsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 187
Aswānsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Aswān governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates23.083°N 32.667°E
Located inEgypt
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Aswān Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, covering most of Lake Nasser. The Governorate's capital is Aswan.

The Aswan Governorate borders Qena Governorate to the north, Red Sea Governorate to the east, New Valley Governorate to the west, and Sudan's Northern state to the south. It has a population of 1,394,687 inhabitants (2014), and occupies an area of 62,726 km².

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