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Ras Sedr

Northern Africa

Ras Sedr is an Egyptian town on the Gulf of Suez and Red Sea coast, part of South Sinai Governorate, made up of the areas of Wadi Sedr, Abu Sedr and Soerp. The area has been known since ancient Egyptian times, and today draws growing numbers of tourists for its moderate year-round climate, resorts, and sulfur springs valued for their therapeutic properties. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1725 1
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Latitude
29.591667 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.716667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. Ras Sedr (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 1,725 (2006)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 29.591667, longitude 32.716667
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 1725 (2006)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 29.5917,32.7167
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 17.0
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3. Ras Sedr (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Ras Sedr (Egyptian Arabic: راس سدر) is an Egyptian town located on the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea coast.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 32.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.75, 32.75
29.75 32.75 BWh
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo; EG has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct ... 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
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