Aswan (/ˌæsˈwɑːn/; Arabic: [ʔɑˈsˁwɑːn], Arabic: أسوان Aswān, Ancient Egyptian: Swenet, Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛSwān, Greek: ΣυήνηSyene), formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.
Aswan (/ˌæsˈwɑːn/; Arabic: [ʔɑˈsˁwɑːn], Arabic: أسوان Aswān, Ancient Egyptian: Swenet, Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛSwān, Greek: ΣυήνηSyene), formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.