El Arish
El Arish is a locality in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. El Arish is situated nearby to the locality Nakhl Abu Saqal, as well as near Abī Şuql.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Arish
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Arish or El Arīsh is the largest city on the Sinai Peninsula, with about 165,000 inhabitants, as well as the capital of North Sinai Governorate. Lying on the Mediterranean coast of the peninsula, it is 344 km northeast of Cairo.
El Arish
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ar Risah”, “Ar Rīsah”, and “Risa”
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.14821° or 31° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
33.83434° or 33° 50′ 4″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8G3M4RXM+7PGeoNames ID
449802
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In Other Languages
“El Arish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الريسة”
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