Al Maqrinatayn
Al Maqrinatayn is a hill in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt and has an elevation of 68 metres. Al Maqrinatayn is situated nearby to the locality Rafiah Yam, as well as near Rafah.- Type: Hill with an elevation of 68 metres
- Description: hill in Egypt
- Also known as: “Al Maqrynatayn” and “El-Maqrunetein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafah.
Rafah
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rafah is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It is the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Rafah is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Maqrinatayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canada Camp and Yamit.
Canada Camp
Locality
Canada Camp was a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Sinai near Rafah, formed in 1972 and evacuated in 2000. The Camp was named after the Canadian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force, which formerly had a camp at the location. Canada Camp is situated 3 km northeast of Al Maqrinatayn.
Yamit
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 5 km west of Al Maqrinatayn.
Kerem Shalom
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kerem Shalom is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the triple Gaza Strip-Israel-Egypt border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 231. Kerem Shalom is situated 7 km southeast of Al Maqrinatayn.
Al Maqrinatayn
- Category: landform
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Al Maqrinatayn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Al Maqrinatayn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Al Maqrinatayn”
- Dutch: “Al Maqrinatayn”
- Swedish: “Al Maqrinatayn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rafiah Yam and Rafah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ and Ma‘bar al ‘Awdah.
Egypt: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, and Giza.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.