Which country or map area contains Aswan?
Aswan is shown within Egypt in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Egypt
- Region name
- Aswan
- Approximate latitude
- 23.6° north
- Approximate longitude
- 32.3° east
- Country capital
- Cairo
- Country currency
- Egyptian pound
- World region
- Northern Africa
Quick answers about Aswan
What kind of place is Aswan?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Aswan on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 23.6° north latitude and 32.3° east longitude.
What is the capital of Egypt?
The country capital is Cairo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.