Az̧ Z̧uhayr
in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
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El Gora Airport (6 mi) - El Arish International Airport (20 mi)
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (34 mi) - Ein Yahav Airfield (72 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (73 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (73 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (76 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (96 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (115 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (208 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 69 mi) - Masada (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Petra (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 125 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.157 and 34.164 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 9' 23" and E 34° 9' 51"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:39 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:02 am and 6:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Az̧ Z̧uhayr
Az̧ Z̧uhayr in North Sinai Governorate is a city in Egypt about 189 mi (or 304 km) north-east of Cairo, the country's capital.
Local time in Az̧ Z̧uhayr is now 05:39 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Az̧ Z̧uhayr, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Egypt is El Gora Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in Israel at a distance of 53 mi (or 85 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, Rafah, Al -Arish, Gaza and Beersheba. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
23°C (73 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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Gaza smuglertunnel / Gaza smuggling tunnel
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Children of Gaza, shot in the head.
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Peligro, frontera Sur entre Israel y Egipto, El Gran Muro del Norte
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A panorama of destruction at Gaza Airport
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القائد المجاهد خالد مشعل-أبو الوليد في فلسطين
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RCASC Le Caire - ONU UNEF 1957-1958 - Partie 3 de 12
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Rafa
The Battle of Rafa, also known by the British as the Action of Rafah, took place on 9 January 1917 completed the recapture of the Sinai Peninsula during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Desert Column attacked the entrenched Ottoman Army garrison at el Magruntein to the south of Rafa, close to the frontier between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, in the area to the north and east of Sheikh Zowaiid.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Az̧ Z̧uhayr.
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Rafah
- Al -Arish
- Gaza
- Beersheba
- Ramla
- Tel Aviv
- Bi'r al `Abd
- Jerusalem
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Karney Shomron
- Ar Rishah
- Jericho
- At Tafilah
- `Ayy
- Busayra
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Ash Shawbak
- Al `Arid
- Fuqu`
- Petra
- Al Husayniyah
- Al Qasr
- Karak
- Al Mughayyir
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Ma`in
- Adhruh
- Dhiban
- Ayl
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El Daheir, El-Dhaheir, Aḑ Ḑuhayr, Az̧ Z̧uhayr, Zaheer, Aḑ Ḑahīr, El-Daheir, الظهير, الضهير
