Ras Ghareb
City in Red Sea Governate, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City in Red Sea Governate, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. It has an area of 10,464.46 km². At the 2006 Egyptian national census, the population numbered 32,369.[2] It is one of the leading centers of petroleum production in Egypt, having housed the main operations for first the Anglo-Egyptian Oil Company (a branch of Royal Dutch Shell) and then the Egyptian national petroleum company. For a time it was the capital of the Red Sea Governorate.
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Ra's Ghareb
راس غارب | |
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Coordinates: 28°21′35″N 33°04′39″E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Red Sea |
Area | |
• Total | 13,847 km2 (5,346 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 45,108 |
• Density | 3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
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