Example sentences for: aswan

How can you use “aswan” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For the Ancient Egyptians, Aswan was the place where the yearly flood of the Nile began.

  • Luxor has a smaller but no less atmospheric bazaar, and Aswan has a great shopping street running one block parallel to the river.

  • The word aswan actually means “trade” or “market” in ancient Egyptian, signifying its most pre-eminent activity.

  • Camel rides and treks can be taken around the pyramids, at Luxor and Aswan; at every resort in the Sinai and on the Red Sea coast.

  • Aswan became a backwater following the decline of the Egyptian Empire, far removed from power bases at Alexandria and Cairo.


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