Sheikh Zuweid
Sheikh Zuweid is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated between the cities of Arish and Rafah and is 334 kilometers northeast of Cairo. It has a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.Sheikh Zuweid
- Type: Town with 60,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Egypt
- Category: locality
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.21277° or 31° 12' 46" northLongitude
34.11077° or 34° 6' 39" eastPopulation
60,000Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open Location Code
8G3P6476+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 768030243OpenStreetMap Feature
place=townGeoNames ID
353471Wikidata ID
Q3481736Sheikh Zuweid Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: الشيخ زويد
- Arabic: شيخ زويد
- Arabic: مدينة الشيخ زويد
- Asturian: Sheikh Zuweid
- Basque: Sheikh Zuweid
- Cebuano: Shaykh Zuwayd
- Czech: Šajch Zuvajd
- Dutch: Sheikh Zuweid
- Egyptian Arabic: الشيخ زويد
- English: Shaykh Zuwayd
- English: Sheikh Zoweid
- French: Cheikh Zuweid
- French: Sheikh Zuweid
- German: Scheich Zuwayyid
- Hebrew: שיח' זוויד
- Persian: شیخ زوید
- Polish: Asz-Szajch Zuwajjid
- Polish: Szejk Zuwajid
- Polish: Szejk Zuweijid
- Russian: Шейх-Зувейд
- South Azerbaijani: شیخ زوید
- Swedish: Shaykh Zuwayd
- Zulu: Sheikh Zuweid
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayyid
- El Sheikh Zuwaiyid
- Korûm el-Sheikh
- Kurūm ash Shaykh
- Sheikh Zuweiyid
- Sheikh Zuwâyid
Localities in the Area
- Abu ToweelaVillage, 4 km east
- YamitLocality, 9 km northeast
- Goz Abu RadLocality, 9 km southeast
- El GorahVillage, 11 km southeast
- Canada CampLocality, 15 km northeast
Landmarks in the Area
- Bir Abu HanzalahSpring, 3½ km north
- Rafah HospitalHospital, 12 km northeast
- Rafah HopitalHospital, 12 km northeast
- Rafah Police DepartmentPolice station, 13 km northeast
- Rafah Border Crossing Control AreaMilitary facility, 14 km east
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