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Ras Ghareb

Northern Africa

Ras Ghareb is a city and the northernmost markaz of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt, on the African side of the Gulf of Suez. The English Wikipedia article gives the markaz an area of 10,464.46 square kilometers and a population of 32,369 at the 2006 national census, calls it one of the leading centers of petroleum production in Egypt, and says it housed the main operations first of Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields and then of the national petroleum company. The citypopulation.de tables give the city 46,398 residents in the estimate for July 2023.

Facts
Population
46,398 1
Elevation (m)
16 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City Population
  • Cities and Towns table, Ras Ghareb row, estimate of 2023-07-01
    27,432 31,860 42,365 46,398
  • On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb: Home, Africa, Egypt
    Home Africa Egypt
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevations for Egyptian city coordinates (t1)
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m result at the GeoNames coordinates of the city; band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland
Quote, SRTM 90 m result at the GeoNames coordinates of the city; band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland
"elevation": 16.0, "location": { "lat": 28.358306, "lng": 33.078289
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3. Ras Ghareb (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Ra's Ghareb (Arabic: راس غارب Rās Ġāreb pronounced [ɾɑːs ˈɣæːɾeb]) is the northernmost of the markazes (municipalities) in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, situated on the African side of the Gulf of Suez.
  • Part Of: Egypt, Lead sentence
    is the northernmost of the markazes (municipalities) in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead sentence
    is the northernmost of the markazes (municipalities) in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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4. 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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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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