Ḩayy Abū Khawwār
Ḩayy Abū Khawwār is a locality in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Ḩayy Abū Khawwār is situated nearby to the town Sheikh Zuweid, as well as near the locality Ḩayy al Qawāsimah.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 9 km northeast of Ḩayy Abū Khawwār.
Ḩayy Abū Khawwār
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hayy Abu Khawwar”
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.20861° or 31° 12′ 31″ northLongitude
34.10551° or 34° 6′ 20″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8G3P6454+C6GeoNames ID
8623003
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy Abū Khawwār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي ابو خوار”
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