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Aswan in British English
or Assuan or Assouan (ɑːsˈwɑːn)
noun
an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
Ancient name: SyeneAswan in American English
(ˈæsˌwɑn; ˈɑsˌwɑn)
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
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