Aswan facts for kids
Aswan (24°05′N 32°56′E, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt and the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It is on the east bank of the Nile and is a busy market and tourist center.
Aswan is one of the driest places in the world where people actually live; as of early 2001, the last rain there was 6 years earlier. As of October 13, 2007, the last rainfall was a thunderstorm on May 13, 2006. In Nubian settlements, the people often do not put a roof over all of the rooms in their houses.
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Images for kids
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Nubian village in Elephantine Island
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A view along the street connecting the railway station and the Nile
See also
In Spanish: Asuán para niños
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