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Edku

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Edku, also spelled Edkhou or Idku, is a town in the Beheira Governorate of Egypt, east of Alexandria and west of Rashid, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It sits on a sandy strip behind Abu Qir Bay in the northwestern Nile Delta, with Lake Idku, a lagoon of about 150 square kilometres, immediately to the south. The town draws on the fisheries of both the lagoon and the sea, and has rice milling and silk weaving. Just northeast lies a natural gas liquefaction plant owned by Shell and Petronas, opened in 2005, which is one of two LNG export plants in Egypt. Edku is an ancient settlement, and the 1885 census recorded 5,751 people there.

Facts
Elevation (m)
6 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 1
Coastal
Yes 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.3, 30.3
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)API response, srtm90m elevation, banded
Quote, API response, srtm90m elevation, banded
"elevation": 6.0
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2. Edku (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Edku (Arabic: إدكو) (also Edkhou or Idku) is a town in the Beheira Governorate, located east of Alexandria and west of Rashid, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead, location in Egypt
    is a town in the Beheira Governorate, located east of Alexandria and west of Rashid, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead, location in Northern Africa
    is a town in the Beheira Governorate, located east of Alexandria and west of Rashid, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.text
Quote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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Egypt (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, Lead, location of Egypt
Quote, On Continent: Africa, Lead, location of Egypt
is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa
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