Aswân
geographical name
As·wân
| \ a-ˈswän
, ä-\
, ä-\
variants:
or ancient Syene \ sī-ˈē-nē
\
\
Definition of Aswân
city in southern Egypt on the right bank of the Nile River near the site of a dam built 1898–1902 and of the
Aswân High Dam (completed 1970 to form Lake Nas*ser
\ ˈnä-sər
, ˈna-\
) population 191,461
, ˈna-\
) population 191,461