There are many other interests in Assuan, which is a delightful place to visit. From Wordnik.com. [Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt] Reference
"Assuan," answered Peer indifferently, looking out over the gardens, where more and more visitors kept arriving. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Hunger] Reference
Thence to the land of Assuan is a journey of twenty days through the desert. From Wordnik.com. [The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela] Reference
From Assuan it is a distance of twelve days to Heluan where there are about 300 Jews. From Wordnik.com. [The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela] Reference
Twelve years later at the formal opening of the Assuan dam, for which he was consulting-engineer, he was created. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Middle Ages, came from Mount Zabara (Gebel Zabara), near the Red Sea coast, east of Assuan, where traces of the old workings were found in. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from] Reference
From Luxor they duly departed in the direction of Assuan. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of a Trooper] Reference
Vast reserves of stores were quickly accumulated at Assuan. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
It was characteristic that no fare was charged above Assuan. From Wordnik.com. [Freeland A Social Anticipation] Reference
"It could easily have been hired at Assuan," Biddy exclaimed. From Wordnik.com. [It Happened in Egypt] Reference
"Never again north of Berlin or south of Assuan for mine. No.". From Wordnik.com. [A Splendid Hazard] Reference
At Assuan he disembarked, declaring that he would go no further. From Wordnik.com. [The End of General Gordon: Paras. 31-66] Reference
In the old days the great excursion from Assuan was by water to the. From Wordnik.com. [Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt] Reference
Cairo on the 22nd of March, and after a short stay at Assuan reached. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
Back again at Assuan, they embarked on a luxurious river steamer, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of a Trooper] Reference
Anthony loved Assuan, and apparently enjoyed displaying its beauties. From Wordnik.com. [It Happened in Egypt] Reference
Assiut; a huge dam at Assuan impounds the surplus of the flood season. From Wordnik.com. [Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges] Reference
It came to Assuan too late, and Sir Marcus Lark brought it to the boat. From Wordnik.com. [It Happened in Egypt] Reference
The 15th was placed at Assuan and Korosko on the line of communications. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
Luxor and Assuan both lie on the east bank of the Nile; the great Arabian. From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
Leaving picturesque Luxor --- one of the beauty spots of Egypt -- we are going to Assuan. From Wordnik.com. [The Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route] Reference
It was written on paper of a hotel at Assuan, near the railway station, and was as follows. From Wordnik.com. [It Happened in Egypt] Reference
But of the first thousand cases between Assuan and Suarda nearly eight hundred proved fatal. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
"I want to take the men off this, if we're going to Assuan to-morrow -- it's getting too hot.". From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
Vale and Alexandria is 4,000 miles, the working of which is in our hands from Assuan southward. From Wordnik.com. [Freeland A Social Anticipation] Reference
From Assuan we take a carriage or car, drive for a short distance and we come to the wonderful dam. From Wordnik.com. [The Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route] Reference
Desert in Egypt stretches from the Suez Canal to Assuan; after Assuan it is called the Nubian Desert. From Wordnik.com. [There was a King in Egypt] Reference
The adoption of the Korosko line would reduce the river stage from Assuan by forty-eight hours up stream. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
But of this distance only the section lying south of Assuan could be considered as within the theatre of war. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
Between Khartoum and Assuan the river flows for twelve hundred miles through deserts of surpassing desolation. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
Time passed pleasantly in Assuan, though at length Mac thought they had about exhausted most of its possibilities. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of a Trooper] Reference
The last British battalion had been carried north of Assuan; the last Press correspondent had hurried back to Cairo or London. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
Highness the Duke of Connaught went to Assuan, in December, 1902, and declared the great dam fit to begin its important duties. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1906] Reference
Hamadi (340 miles) by rail; from Nagh Hamadi to Assuan (205 miles) by boat; from Assuan to Shellal (6 miles) by rail; from Shellal to Halfa. From Wordnik.com. [The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan] Reference
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