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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Egypt at the First Cataract of the Nile River near the Aswan High Dam. Construction of the dam, dedicated in 1971, required the relocation of some 90,000 people and numerous archaeological treasures.
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- noun an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
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Examples
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He said that police crackdowns in Aswan were not part of any “government campaign” to arrest those who publicly broke the fast.
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Prison Awaits Those who don’t Fast in Ramadan 2009
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In Egypt, Lozah recently visited some youth centres in Aswan that are participating in an initiative encouraging girls and women to utilise traditionally male-dominated spaces:
Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World 2009
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Eratosthenes noticed that at noon in the town of Syene today called Aswan, during the summer solstice, a stick in the ground casts no shadow.
Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001
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Eratosthenes noticed that at noon in the town of Syene today called Aswan, during the summer solstice, a stick in the ground casts no shadow.
Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001
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Eratosthenes noticed that at noon in the town of Syene today called Aswan, during the summer solstice, a stick in the ground casts no shadow.
Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001
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The latest bloodshed on Sunday occurred when thousands of Christians rallied at the TV building, to protest an attack on a church in southern Aswan province.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Hassan, who started his professional career with a lower division club in Egypt called Aswan, was first picked for the Egyptian national team in December 1995 and was a member of the squad at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, although he did not play.
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At noon on the summer solstice in the Egyptian town now called Aswan, the sun hovers straight overhead: objects cast no shadow and sunlight falls directly down a deep well.
doggdot.us 2008
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His naivety recalled that of the builders of Aswan and Glen Canyon dams.
John Thompson: Creating Educational Monocultures John Thompson 2011
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His naivety recalled that of the builders of Aswan and Glen Canyon dams.
John Thompson: Creating Educational Monocultures John Thompson 2011
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