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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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
  • …is operated by Military
  • Description: airport in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Abu Suwayr”
    “Abu Suwayr Air Base”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pithom.
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was an ancient city of Egypt.

Abu Suweir Air Base

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Latitude
30.57215° or 30° 34′ 20″ north
Longitude
32.09572° or 32° 5′ 45″ east
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 Tell el-Maskhuta and Mahattat Abu Suwayr.

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