Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd is a tomb in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Ash Shaykh Zuwayd is situated nearby to the town Sheikh Zuweid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheikh Zuweid and Yamit.
Sheikh Zuweid
Town
Sheikh Zuweid is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated between the cities of Arish and Rafah and is 334 kilometers northeast of Cairo. It had a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.
Yamit
Locality
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Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people. Yamit was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Yamit is situated 8 km northeast of Ash Shaykh Zuwayd.
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Type: Tomb
- Also known as: “Ash Shaykh Zuwayyid”, “El Sheikh Zuwaiyid”, “Sheikh Zuwâyid”, and “Sheikh Zuweiyid”
- Category: burial
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.22435° or 31° 13′ 28″ northLongitude
34.11015° or 34° 6′ 37″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8G3P64F6+P3GeoNames ID
349172
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