Nakura
Nakura or Nokra is an Eritrean island in the Dahlak Archipelago situated west of Dahlak Kebir. Nakura has an area of 6.44 km2, and reaches a height of 48 meters.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Eritrea
- Also known as: “Isola Nocra”, “Nakhra Hor Island”, “Nakhra Khor”, “Nokra Deset”, and “Nokra Desēt”
Nakura
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northern Red Sea Region, Eritrea, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
15.71151° or 15° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
39.9387° or 39° 56′ 19″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7G7XPW6Q+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 14046519OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
330070Wikidata ID
Q3727991
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Nakura” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nokra Desēt”
- Dutch: “Nakura”
- Georgian: “ნოკრა”
- German: “Nakura”
- Italian: “Nocra”
- Japanese: “ナクラ島”
- Russian: “Накура”
- Russian: “Нокра”
- Spanish: “Isla Nakura”
- Swedish: “Nokra Desēt”
- Ukrainian: “Нокра”
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