Bir Abu Hanzalah
Bir Abu Hanzalah is a spring in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Bir Abu Hanzalah is situated nearby to the town Sheikh Zuweid, as well as near the village Abu Toweela.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheikh Zuweid and Yamit.
Sheikh Zuweid
Town
Sheikh Zuweid is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated between the cities of Arish and Rafah and is 334 kilometers northeast of Cairo. It had a population of around 60,000 as of 2015. Sheikh Zuweid is situated 3½ km south of Bir Abu Hanzalah.
Yamit
Locality
Bir Abu Hanzalah
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “Bi’r Abu Hanzalah”, “Bi’r Abū Ḩanz̧alah”, “Bi’r Abū Ḩanz̧alah, Bir Abu Hanzalah, Bir Abu Handala”, “Bir Abu Hamthala”, “Bîr Abu Hanḍala”, and “Bîr Abu Ḥanzala”
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.24389° or 31° 14′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.09806° or 34° 5′ 53″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8G3P63VX+H6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Bir Abu Hanzalah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بئر أبو حنظلة”
- French: “Bir Abu Hanzalah”
- German: “Bir Abu Hanzalah”
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