Global InformationJabal Hamzah ballistic missile test and launch facility information
| Jabal Hamzah Ballistic Missile Test and Launch Facility | |
|---|---|
قاعدة إطلاق و اختبار الصواريخ الباليستية بجبل حمزة | |
| Part of the Egyptian Army | |
| near 6th October City and Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, Cairo in Egypt | |
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  Jabal Hamzah Ballistic Missile Test and Launch Facility Location of Jabal Hamzah Ballistic Missile Test and Launch Facility | |
| Coordinates | 30°07′32.7″N 30°36′18.5″E / 30.125750°N 30.605139°E |
| Type | Missile launch facility |
| Area | Unknown[1] |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Egyptian Armed Forces |
| Operator | Egyptian Army |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Unknown[1] |
| Site history | |
| Built | Late 1950s[2] |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War[3] |
| Events | Al Zafir and Al Kahir SRBMs testing[3][4] |
Ballistic missile test and launch facility was built in the late 1950s and it is the oldest functioning ballistic missile installation in the developing world, located near Jabal Hamzah 62 kilometres (39 mi) west-northwest of Cairo.[2]
- ^ a b "Gebel Hamza Test Range". NTI. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ a b Bermudez Jr., Joseph S. (2010). "Pyramid Scheme: Egypt's Ballistic Missile Test and Launch Facility". Jane's Intelligence Review. 22: 48–52.
- ^ a b "Jabal Hamzah". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Egypt - Missile". NTI. James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.