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Wikipedia: Aswan or Aswanl, formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist center. The modern city has expanded and includes the formerly separate community on the island of Elephantine.
![[The Lotus-Tower near Aswan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lotus_tower_s.jpg "The Lotus-Tower near Aswan")
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![[A picture of Aswan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Assuan_s.jpg "A picture of Aswan")
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![[Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, built in the [[Coptic architecture]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/S_F_E_CAMERON_2006_10_EGYPT_ASWAN_0179_s.jpg "Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, built in the [[Coptic architecture")
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![[View of Aswan from the Tombs of the Nobles on the other side of the Nile]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Aswan_IMG_0637_s.jpg "View of Aswan from the Tombs of the Nobles on the other side of the Nile")
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![[The El-Tabia Mosque in Aswan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Aswan_IMG_0764_s.jpg "The El-Tabia Mosque in Aswan")
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