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Arīsh
North Sinai, Egypt · Africa
About Arīsh
Arīsh sits on the route: 35 minutes from Ash Shaykh Zuwayd.
Arīsh is in North Sinai, Egypt, with about 200,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, about 31 km away.
Arish or El-Arish (Egyptian Arabic: العريش, romanized: al-ʿArīš, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elʕæˈɾiːʃ]) is the capital and largest city of the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt, as well as the largest city on the Sinai Peninsula, lying on the Mediterranean coast 344 kilometres (214 mi) northeast of Cairo and 45Read more
kilometres (28 mi) west of the Egypt–Gaza border. Its estimated population was 204,391 in 2023.
In antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, the city was known as Rinokoroura (Ancient Greek: Ῥινοκόρουρα, Coptic: ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ). ʻArīsh is located at the mouth of Wadi al-Arish, a 250 kilometres (160 mi) long ephemeral watercourse. The Azzaraniq Protectorate is on the eastern side of ʻArīsh.
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Are there any good drives near Arīsh?
The nearest famous roads are Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Arīsh?
Arīsh is in North Sinai, Egypt, about 31 km from Ash Shaykh Zuwayd.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 199,243
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- North Sinai
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 31.1316, 33.7984
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