North Africa
Egypt
Ismailia Governorate

Abu Suweir Air Base

Abu Suweir Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force base, located approximately 17.1 kilometres west of and 116 kilometres northeast of . It is positioned for strategic defence of the Suez Canal waterway.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Abu Suwayr” and “Abu Suwayr Air Base”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tell el-Maschuta.

Archaeological site
- either the ancient Egyptian Per Tem/Pi-Tem or Tjeku - is located in the Wadi Tumilat region in the eastern about 16 kilometers west of and about 18 kilometers east of Tell er-Retaba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pithom.

Locality
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain.

Abu Suweir Air Base

Latitude
30.57215° or 30° 34′ 20″ north
Longitude
32.09572° or 32° 5′ 45″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Operator
Military
Open location code
8G2JH3CW+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105569827
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
11749387
Wiki­data ID
Q4670373
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Abu Suweir Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة أبو صوير الجوية”
  • Arabic: “مطار أبو صوير الحربي”
  • Arabic: “مطار أبو صوير العسكري”
  • Chinese: “阿布蘇耶空軍基地”
  • French: “Abou Souwaïr”
  • Hebrew: “אבו סואר”
  • Italian: “Base aerea di Abu Suweir”
  • Japanese: “アブ・スウェイラ空軍基地”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ابو سووایر”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Abu Suwajr”
  • Portuguese: “Base aérea de Abu Suwayr”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ абӯ сувоир”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Абу Сувайр”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mahattat Abu Suwayr and El-mahsma El-qadema.

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