Aswan

== English == === Alternative forms === Assouan, Assuan, Essouan (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, . === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /asˈwɑːn/ === Proper noun === Aswan A governorate in southern Egypt. The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Aswan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === wasna