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Aun conociendo la ciudad, esta intersección es peligrosísima.

Aun conociendo la ciudad, esta intersección es peligrosísima.
Even knowing the city, this intersection is extremely dangerous.
From Lesson 319:Even when (aun)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Aun conociendo la ciudad, esta intersección es peligrosísima.

Why does aun not have an accent mark here?
When aun is written without an accent mark, it means "even" (synonymous with incluso). This is what creates the concessive meaning "even knowing". If it had an accent (aún), it would mean "still" or "yet" (synonymous with todavía), which wouldn't fit this structure.
Could I say incluso conociendo instead of aun conociendo?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing! Using aun followed directly by a gerund (like conociendo) is simply a very common, slightly elegant way to express "even doing [something]". You will hear native speakers use both aun and incluso in these types of clauses.
Quick refresher: why use conocer here instead of saber for "knowing"?
You use the verb conocer when talking about being personally familiar with a place (like a city), a person, or a piece of art. Saber is reserved for knowing concrete facts, pieces of information, or knowing how to perform a skill.
How does the ending on peligrosísima work?
The suffix -ísimo or -ísima is an absolute superlative. Attaching it to the end of an adjective means "extremely" or "very, very". To form it here, you drop the final vowel of peligroso (dangerous) and add -ísima to match the feminine singular noun intersección.

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