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Sabkhat ash Shaykh

Sabkhat ash Shaykh is a sabkha in , . Sabkhat ash Shaykh is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the town .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheikh Zuweid and Yamit.

Town
is a Bedouin town in the of near the border with the . It is situated between the cities of and and is 334 kilometers northeast of . It had a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.

Locality
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was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the with a population of about 2,500 people. 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 in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. is situated 9 km northeast of Sabkhat ash Shaykh.

Sabkhat ash Shaykh

Latitude
31.21998° or 31° 13′ 12″ north
Longitude
34.09369° or 34° 5′ 37″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8G3P639V+XF
Geo­Names ID
349501
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