ALL meanings of aswan
As·wan
A a - noun aswan an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est) 3
- noun aswan city in S Egypt, on the Nile: pop. 191,000: 3 mi (4.5 km) south is a dam (completed 1902) providing irrigation for the surrounding region: a larger dam (Aswan High Dam, completed 1970) is 4 mi (6.4 km) farther south 3
- noun aswan Ancient Syene. a city in SE Egypt, on the Nile. 1
- noun aswan a dam near this city, extending across the Nile. 6400 feet (1950 meters) long. 1