A grey Purebred Arabian stallion foaled in Egypt in 1958 by Nazeer out of Yosreia. Originally known as Raafat, he was presented to the Soviet Union in 1963 and renamed Aswan. At Tersk he became more than an imported sire: he was the pivotal outcross that combined Egyptian refinement—dry head, expressive eye and elevated tail carriage—with the substance and movement of Russian mares, creating a worldwide legacy through both sons and daughters.
| # | Achievement and record |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bred within Egypt’s state Arabian programme and transferred to Tersk in 1963 as a gift from the Egyptian government to the Soviet Union. |
| 2 | Became the most heavily used sire of his Tersk era. Published totals range from 239 to 299 foals depending on registry scope; the range is retained rather than collapsed into a false single figure. |
| 3 | Sired Patron, the direct sire of Padron, extending Aswan’s influence through Padrons Psyche, Magnum Psyche, WH Justice and later international show champions. |
| 4 | Sired Palas, a major sire in Poland; Kilimanjaro, a German National Reserve Champion; and European Champion Plakat, himself an important sire. |
| 5 | His daughters became influential producers, notably Pesnia, dam of Pesniar; Molva, dam of Wympel; and the race-winning Karinka, dam of Russian Derby winner and European Champion Drug. |
| 6 | Introduced Egyptian refinement to Tersk, especially a dry head, large expressive eye and elevated tail carriage. Russian mares complemented his structural weaknesses, making the cross more valuable than either component alone. |
| 7 | Belongs to the Saklawi I sire line through Nazeer and the Venus tail-female family through Yosreia and the Hind branch, classified within the Hadban Enzahi strain. |
A grey Egyptian stallion foaled in 1934 by Mansour out of Bint Samiha and one of the central sires of modern Egyptian breeding. His ability to transmit type carried his influence through Egypt, Russia, Europe and the Americas. Aswan became one of the principal routes by which that legacy entered the Tersk programme.
A grey Egyptian mare foaled in 1943 by Sheikh El Arab out of Hind. Her value was not confined to one son: she produced Aswan and is also associated with influential daughters including Mogha, Farasha and Bint Yosreia. Through Hind, her tail-female family reaches Ibn Rabdan and Bint Rustem, giving Aswan a deep and recognisable Egyptian maternal foundation.
