Tall ash Shannār
Tall ash Shannār is a hill in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 24 metres. Tall ash Shannār is situated nearby to the locality Yamit, as well as near the destroyed locality Rafah Yam.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamit and Canada Camp.
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.
Canada Camp
Locality
Canada Camp was a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Sinai near Rafah, formed in 1972 and evacuated in 2000. The Camp was named after the Canadian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force, which formerly had a camp at the location. Canada Camp is situated 6 km east of Tall ash Shannār.
Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp
Suburb
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Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp. Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp is situated 7 km northeast of Tall ash Shannār.
Tall ash Shannār
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 24 metres
- Also known as: “Tall ash Shannar” and “Tell el-Shannâr”
- Category: landform
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.28037° or 31° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
34.17799° or 34° 10′ 41″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8G3P75JH+45GeoNames ID
349376
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