Kowthaf

Kowthaf is a locality in , . Kowthaf is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheikh Zuweid and Yamit.

Town
is a Bedouin town in the of near the border with the . It is situated between the cities of and and is 334 kilometers northeast of . It had a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.

Locality
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was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the with a population of about 2,500 people. 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 in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. is situated 7 km northeast of Kowthaf.

Kowthaf

Latitude
31.21723° or 31° 13′ 2″ north
Longitude
34.12552° or 34° 7′ 32″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G3P648G+V6
Geo­Names ID
449767
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In Other Languages

“Kowthaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة الكوثر”

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