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Aswan Governorate is a region in southern Egypt located along the Nile River, known as an important historical and cultural area. It matters because it contains significant ancient Egyptian sites and monuments, and plays a key role in Egypt's economy and tourism industry.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- governorate of Egypt
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Egypt
- Capital
- Aswan
- Population
- 1473975
- Area
- 62726.0
- Elevation
- 179
- Shares border with
- Luxor Governorate
- Official website
- aswan.gov.eg
- Image
- AswanHighDamSouth.jpg
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- Commons category
- Aswan Governorate
- topic's main category
- Category:Aswan Governorate
- language used
- Kenzi
- native label
- أسوان
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Encyclopedic overview
Aswan Governorate (Egyptian Arabic: محافظة أسوان) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is the southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, covering most of the area of Lake Nasser. Its capital is Aswan.
Aswan Governorate is bordered by Qena Governorate to the north, the Red Sea Governorate to the east, the New Valley Governorate to the west, and Sudan's Northern state to the south.
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