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Noun: Assuan  ós'waan
  1. An ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
    - Aswan, Assouan

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic

Encyclopedia: Assuan