Baḩr Jawwā’
Baḩr Jawwā’ is a section of a lake in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Baḩr Jawwā’ is situated nearby to the locality Ras al Hajar, as well as near ‘Izbat ar Raţmah.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ras el-Barr and Dumyat.
Ras el-Barr
Town
Photo: Mahmoud mohamed madyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ras Elbarr, is a resort city in the Damietta Governorate of Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Damietta Nile branch. There are approximately 25,000 permanent residents; during the summer peak holiday season, from July to September, the population expands to over 250,000. Ras el-Barr is situated 7 km northwest of Baḩr Jawwā’.
Dumyat
Photo: Meissa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Damietta is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres north of Cairo.
Baḩr Jawwā’
- Type: Section of a lake
- Also known as: “Baḥr Gauwa” and “Bahr Jawwa‘”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.46551° or 31° 27′ 56″ northLongitude
31.87982° or 31° 52′ 47″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8G3HFV8H+6WGeoNames ID
355135
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