Aswan

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See also: aswan and Aswân

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Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw,

swn
n		 nw
W		 T11
niwt

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Aswan

  1. A governorate in southern Egypt
  2. The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt

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