Ar Rusūm
Ar Rusūm is a cultivated area in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Ar Rusūm is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy Furayḩ Abū Nawfal, as well as near Ḩayy Ajuhaynah Abū Khirfān.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamit and Sheikh Zuweid.
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 2½ km north of Ar Rusūm.
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. Sheikh Zuweid is situated 7 km southwest of Ar Rusūm.
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 8 km northeast of Ar Rusūm.
Ar Rusūm
- Type: Cultivated area
- Also known as: “Ar Rusum”
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.25088° or 31° 15′ 3″ northLongitude
34.17505° or 34° 10′ 30″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
8G3P752G+92GeoNames ID
8594858
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In Other Languages
“Ar Rusūm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الرسوم”
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