El-Rîqa
El-Rîqa is an area in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. El-Rîqa is situated nearby to the locality Abū Ḩanḑal, as well as near Korosko.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korosko.
Korosko
Locality
Korosko was a settlement on the Nile River in Egyptian Nubia. It was located 118 miles south of Aswan and served as the point of departure for caravans avoiding the Dongola bend in the river by striking out directly across the desert to Abu Hamad and thereby bypassing the second, third and fourth cataracts of the Nile. Korosko is situated 5 km southeast of El-Rîqa.
El-Rîqa
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “El-Riqa”
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
22.65° or 22° 39′ northLongitude
32.3° or 32° 18′ eastElevation
210 metres (689 feet)Open location code
7GJJM822+22GeoNames ID
357783
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