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El Arish
North Sinaicity
Total population
164,830
Demographic figures from CAPMAS (Egypt). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within North Sinai, Egypt, El Arish stands as a mid-sized city. Located at 31.124°, 33.798°, El Arish occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 164,830. The location receives about 1,962 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Sinai
- Ash Sheikh Zuwayyed19.5 mi away · pop. 60,000
- Abu Aweigila27.1 mi away
- Bakhit Jerabah27.3 mi away
- Abu Uwayqilah27.4 mi away
- Baghdad31.9 mi away
- Auja al-Hafir37.9 mi away
- Manjam al Safat41.5 mi away
- Bir al-Abd47.1 mi away · pop. 87,219
- Qatia Well63.4 mi away
- Al-Jady Village79.9 mi away
- Al Kuntillah93.6 mi away
- El-Thamad104.7 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org