North Africa
Egypt
Red Sea

Wadi al-Jarf

Wadi al-Jarf is an area on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, 119 km south of , that is the site of the oldest known artificial harbour in the world, developed about 4500 years ago.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia

Wadi al-Jarf

Latitude
28.89172° or 28° 53′ 30″ north
Longitude
32.65826° or 32° 39′ 30″ east
Open location code
7GWJVMR5+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 470779600
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q11855049
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Wadi al-Jarf from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Wadi al-Jarf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي الجرف”
  • Catalan: “Wali al Gerf”
  • Dutch: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • French: “Ouadi el-Jarf”
  • French: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • German: “Wadi al-Garf”
  • German: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • German: “Wadi el-Jarf”
  • Hebrew: “בוואדי אל-ג’ארף”
  • Italian: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • Japanese: “ワジ・アル＝ジャルフ”
  • Low German: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • Polish: “Wadi-el-Garf”
  • Slovenian: “Vadi El Garf”
  • Spanish: “uadi al-Jarf”
  • Spanish: “Uadi al-Yarf”
  • Spanish: “uadi el-Jarf”
  • Spanish: “uadi el-Yarf”
  • Swahili: “Wadi al-Jarf”
  • Swedish: “Wadi al-Jarf”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Wadi al-Jarf”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Infinity Zaafarana.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as دير الانبا بولا and Best’n’Town.

Egypt: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, and Giza.

Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover

Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wadi al-Jarf”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.