al-Arish (العريش)

Place Name

al-Arish (العريش)

Place Description

Arish or El-Arish is the capital and largest city of the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt, as well as the largest city on the Sinai Peninsula, lying on the Mediterranean coast 344 kilometres northeast of Cairo and 45 kilometres west of the Egypt–Gaza border.

Also Known As

العريش

Place Type

Tribal Region

Located In

Continent

Map Coordinates

Latitude

31.1316

Longitude

33.7984

Web Links and URLs

TGN

References

Getty TGN ID

6001857

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

BWB_ID:19

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim