Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd
Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd is a hill in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 32 metres. Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy az Zuhūr, as well as near Dikla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 32 metres
- Description: hill in Egypt
- Also known as: “Tall ash Shaykh” and “Tell el-Sheikh”
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.
Yamit
Locality
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Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people. Yamit was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Yamit is situated 8 km northeast of Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd.
Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Category: landform
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل الشيخ زويد”
- Cebuano: “Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd”
- Dutch: “Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd”
- Swedish: “Tall ash Shaykh Zuwayd”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ḩayy az Zuhūr and Dikla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maqābir ash Shaykh Zuwayd and Mustashfá ash Shaykh Zuwayd al ‘Āmm.
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