Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd
Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd is a square in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd is situated nearby to the town Sheikh Zuweid.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 Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd.
Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Maydan ash Shaykh Zuwayd”
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.21166° or 31° 12′ 42″ northLongitude
34.11042° or 34° 6′ 38″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G3P6466+M5GeoNames ID
8623068
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In Other Languages
“Maydān ash Shaykh Zuwayd” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان الشيخ زويد”
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