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Aswan
see synonyms of aswanNoun
an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
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Aswan
see synonyms of aswannoun
an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
. Ancient name: SyeneCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Aswan
see synonyms of aswan city in S Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 191,000: 3 mi (4.5 km) south is a dam (completed 1902) providing irrigation for the surrounding region: a larger dam (Aswan High Dam, completed 1970) is 4 mi (6.4 km) farther south
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Aswan
see synonyms of aswan A city of southern Egypt at the First Cataract of the Nile River near the Aswan High Dam. Construction of the dam, dedicated in 1971, required the relocation of some 90,000 people and numerous archaeological treasures.
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