Gabal Elba

Gabal Elba, or Elba Mountain refers to the mountain itself as well as the mountainous area in the of Northeast Africa. It is claimed by both and , but is under Egyptian control.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,435 metres
  • Description: mountain in Egypt
  • Also known as: Djabal Alba”, “Elba”, and “Ilba

Gabal Elba

Latitude
22.1679° or 22° 10′ 5″ north
Longitude
36.36488° or 36° 21′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,435 metres (4,708 feet)
Open location code
7GJR5997+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4813670587
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
375916
Wiki­data ID
Q1496829
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Gabal Elba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جبل علبة
  • Arabic: جبل علبه
  • Arabic: محميات علبة الطبيعي
  • Arabic: محميات علبة الطبيعية
  • Arabic: محمية جبل علبه
  • Arabic: محميه جبل علبه
  • Asturian: Elba
  • Bulgarian: Гебел Елба
  • Cebuano: Jabal ‘Ilbah
  • Cebuano: Jabal Elba
  • Danish: Gabal Elba
  • Dutch: Gebel Elba
  • Dutch: Jabal ‘Ilbah
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل علبه
  • Egyptian Arabic: محمية جبل علبه
  • German: Elba
  • German: Gebel Elba
  • German: Ilba
  • Greek: Όρος Έλμπα
  • Hebrew: ג’בל עלבה
  • Italian: Gabal Elba
  • Ladin: Elba
  • Malayalam: ഗബൽ എൽബ
  • Persian: کوه البا
  • Persian: گوه البا
  • Portuguese: Gabal Elba
  • Romanian: Parcul Naţional Gebel-Elba
  • Romanian: Parcul Național Gebel-Elba
  • Russian: Гебель-Эльба
  • Russian: гора Эльба
  • Russian: Эльба
  • Serbian: Гебел Елба
  • Spanish: Gebel Elba
  • Swedish: Jabal ‘Ilbah
  • Ukrainian: Ельба
  • Urdu: جبل علبہ

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