Qal‘at an Nakhl

Qal‘at an Nakhl is a fort in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include An-Nekhel Fortress.

An-Nekhel Fortress

Castle

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The Fortress of an-Nekhel is a Ksar located in the Nekhel Municipality of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. It holds a strategic location at the exact center of the peninsula. An-Nekhel Fortress is situated 1½ km northwest of Qal‘at an Nakhl.

Qal‘at an Nakhl

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Nakhl”, “Nekhl”, “Qal‘et el Nakhl”, and “Qal`at an Nakhl”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

29.90605° or 29° 54′ 22″ north

Longitude

33.75992° or 33° 45′ 36″ east

Elevation

411 metres (1,348 feet)

Open location code

7GXMWQ45+CX

GeoNames ID

351377

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