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City in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Nekhel
نِخِل
City
Nekhel. Ancient pilgrim fortress showing main entrance and corner tower
• President of Nekhel Municipality and Nekhel City
Hemdan Mahmoud Bekir
Area
• Total
4,260 sq mi (11,034 km2)
Elevation
1,379.9 ft (420.6 m)
Population
(2006-11-21)
• Total
11,023
• Ethnicities:
Bedouins and Egyptians.
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
Kalat Nekhel fortress
Nikhel (Arabic: نِخِل ; also spelled and pronounced Nikhl ) is administratively a city (though realistically more of a town) and the capital of the eponymous markaz (county) North Sinai Governorate, Egypt.[1] It is located in the heart of the Sinai Peninsula bordered to its south by the South Sinai Governorate, and is bordered from the west by the Sinai side of the Suez governorate, from the east by the international border of Egypt with Israel, and from the north by Al-Hasana markaz.[1] It is located at the skirts of al-Tih Mountains and foothills at an elevation of 420.6 m (1,380 ft). The coordinates of the city is 29°54'N; 33°45'E. In addition to the town of Nikhel, the markaz comprises 10 other towns and settlements: al-Contilla, Wadi al-Haj, Sadr al-Hitan, al-Tamad, Bir Grid, al-Khafaga, al-Buruk, al-Netila, Ein Twibah and al-Salam.[1]
^ abc"الصفحة الرئيسية - مدن شمال سيناء". www.northsinai.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
Pharaonic Era Nekhel was always part of the Egyptian Empire throughout history and it was part of the province of "Du Mafkat" in Ancient Egypt. Nekhel was the...
kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez. It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel, a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo...
and sparsely populated, the largest settlements being Saint Catherine and Nekhel. Sinai is one of the coldest provinces in Egypt because of its high altitudes...
capital and largest city, with 164,830 inhabitants as of 2012[update]. Nekhel Rafah Bir al-Abd Al-Hassana (see Raid on Bir el Hassana and the map included...
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v t e Castles in Egypt Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien...
v t e Castles in Egypt Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien...
North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
v t e Castles in Egypt Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien...
v t e Castles in Egypt Buhen Kumma (Nubia) An-Nekhel Fortress Babylon Fortress Cairo Citadel Citadel of Qaitbay El Gamil El-Gendi Fortress Fort Julien...
Iran Nakhal, a town in Al Batinah Region in Oman Nekhel, also spelt Nakhl, the capital of Nekhel Municipality of North Sinai Governorate, Sinai, Egypt...
Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Russia, crashed in the Sinai Peninsula between Nekhel and Housna, killing all 224 people on board, most of them Russian tourists...
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North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
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North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
62 kn (115 km/h; 71 mph) approximately 50 km (31 mi; 27 nmi) north east of Nekhel, after which its position was no longer tracked. A bomb exploded in the...
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North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
North Sinai Governorate Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Rafah, Bir al-Abd, El Hasana, Nekhel South Sinai Governorate El Tor, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, Saint...
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