Aswan Governorate

محافظة أسوان Aswan
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Basic data
Country	Egypt
Capital	Aswan
surface	34,608 km²
Residents	1,473,975 (2017)
density	43 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	EG-ASN

Coordinates: 24 ° 6 '  N , 32 ° 54'  E

Aswan or Aswan ( Arabic محافظة أسوان Muhāfazat Aswān , DMG Muḥāfaẓat Aswān ) is a governorate in Egypt with 1,473,975 inhabitants.

It is located in the south of the country, in Upper Egypt , on both sides of the Nile . The capital is the city of the same name, Aswan .

It borders the Qina Governorate to the north, the al-Bahr al-ahmar governorate to the east , Sudan to the south and the al-Wadi al-Jadid governorate to the west . Lake Nasser belongs to this governorate . The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert .

places

• Edfu (Arabic إدفو, Idfū)
• Kom Ombo (Arabic كوم أمبو, Kūm Umbū)
• Darau (Arabic دراو, Darau)
• Aswan (Arabic أسوان, Aswān)
• Abu Simbel (Arabic أبو سمبل, Abū Simbal)

Web links

Commons : Aswan Governorate  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the government (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Egypt. In: GeoHive. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .