Assuan

Assuan or As·souan [as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn] Examples noun

1. Aswan.

Aswan or As·wân, As·suan, As·souan [as-wahn; Arabic ahs-wahn] noun

1. Ancient Syene. a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile.
2. a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6400 feet (1950 meters) long.

Examples from the Web for assuan Historical Examples of assuan

“It could easily have been hired at Assuan,” Biddy exclaimed.

It Happened in Egypt

C. N. Williamson

It was characteristic that no fare was charged above Assuan.

Freeland

Theodor Hertzka

The 15th was placed at Assuan and Korosko on the line of communications.

The River War

Winston S. Churchill

Perhaps there is no better place for him in the winter than Assuan.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5

Various

Modern steamers now plied on the Nile between Cairo and Assuan.

The Accumulation of Capital

Rosa Luxemburg

British Dictionary definitions for assuan Assuan Assouan noun

1. variant spellings of Aswan

Aswan Assuan or Assouan noun

1. an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)Ancient name: Syene