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El Qoseir

Northern Africa

El Qoseir is a city in eastern Egypt on the Red Sea coast, populated for approximately 5,000 years. Its ancient Egyptian name was Tjau, and during the Ptolemaic era it was known by the Greek name Myos Hormos; historically it served as the endpoint of the Wadi Hammamat trail, an important route linking Egypt to the Red Sea.

Facts
Population
24,344 1
Population Estimate Year
2006 1
Elevation (m)
21 1
Latitude
26.109072 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.275997 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. El Qoseir (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 24,344 (2006)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 26.109072, longitude 34.275997
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 21 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 24344 (2006)
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2. GeoNames: Al Quşayr - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 23 m
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3. El Qoseir (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    El Qoseir (Arabic: القصير, romanized: el-Qoṣēr, pronounced [elʔoˈsˤeːɾ]) is a city in eastern Egypt, located on the Red Sea west 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 26.25, 34.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 34.25
26.25 34.25 BWh
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5. GeoNames: Al Quşayr - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 360531
Quote, cities500 record 360531
26.10611 34.27716 P PPL EG 02 24653 23 Africa/Cairo
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