Aswan
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Aswan (Arabic: أسوان Aswān, Auncient Egyptian: Swenet, Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ Swān, Ancient Greek: Συήνη Syene), umwhile spelled Assuan, is a ceety in the sooth o Egyp, the caipital o the Aswan Govrenorate.
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Aswan أسوان | |
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Coordinates: 24°05′20″N 32°53′59″E | |
Kintra | Egyp |
Govrenorate | Aswan |
Population (2008 (estimate)) | |
• Total | 275,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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It staunds on the east bank o the Nile at the first cataract an is a busy mercat an tourist centre. The modren ceety haes expandit an includes the umwhile separate community on the island o Elephantine.