Ḩayy az Zuhūr
District of Naẖal Diqla
in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
31.233 and 34.117 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 31° 13' 59" and E 34° 7' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - EGP
Spoken languages:
Arabic, English, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 10:53 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Cairo
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:35 am and 5:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Egypt in Northern Africa

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: 2024-03-27 07:25:38

Delve into Ḩayy az Zuhūr

The district Ḩayy az Zuhūr of Naẖal Diqla in North Sinai Governorate is a subburb in Egypt about 188 mi north-east of Cairo, the country's capital town.

While being here, 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: 28°C / 82 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 69 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 20°C / 68 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 24%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 29th of March 2024

23°C (73 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

22°C (72 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

24°C (75 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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ben filistinli çocuğum - küçük şeyma ( Im the Palestinian Child )

Published: January 29, 2009
Length: 02:35 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Ahmet Övet

Translation into english: I am the Palestinian Child Indigent Hungry Dependent on a slice of bread Dependent on a swallow of water I am the Palestinian Child When beautiful...


Viva Palestina Dua'

Published: February 25, 2011
Length: 29:26 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: sHaDoWsOFisLaM

Viva Palestina convoy making dua in Al-Arish, Egypt before being attacked by Egyptian forces on January 5, 2010. 2000 Egyptian riot policemen attacked and injured volunteers of the Viva...


كيفية نحر القاعود في غزة على يد اصحاب محلات بيع اللحوم في غزة

Published: May 26, 2014
Length: 06:10 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: ali hasan

كيفية نحر القاعود في غزة على يد اصحاب محلات بيع اللحوم في غزة.


ضرب بمنطقة الانفاق برفح

Published: November 20, 2012
Length: 36:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mohammed Darwish


مرسيدس E ضد كرولا MERCEDES E VS CROLLA

Published: February 04, 2012
Length: 19:37 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: memo ouda

friendly race between mercedes e class 230 and toyota crolla follow @ FB http://www.facebook.com/Ouda.Photography.Arts.


RCASC Le Caire - ONU UNEF 1957-1958 - Partie 3 de 12

Published: December 11, 2010
Length: 22:11 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Marcel Walter Landry

WO1 Jean-Louis Landry visite Le Caire lors de son affectation pour l'ONU en Égypte avec le RCASC de novembre 1957 à mai 1958.


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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.

Located at 31.174, 34.143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1917, 1917 in the Palestinian territories, Battles of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, Battles of World War I involving Australia, Battles of World War I involving New Zealand, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire

Gush Katif

Gush Katif was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. Gush Katif was specifically mentioned by Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister who fell victim to an assassin in 1995, as essential to Israel's security border. In August 2005, the Israeli army moved the 8,600 residents of Gush Katif to Israel. They were evicted from the area and their homes demolished as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip portion of the Palestinian Territories.

Located at 31.3548, 34.2746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in 1968, Historic Jewish communities, Former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, Geography of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip

Battle of Raphia

The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was a battle fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king of Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom during the Syrian Wars. It was one of the largest battles of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi and was waged to determine the sovereignty of Coele Syria.

Located at 31.2886, 34.2519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
217 BC, 210s BC conflicts, Battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Syrian Wars

Yasser Arafat International Airport

Yasser Arafat International Airport, formerly Gaza International Airport and Dahaniya International Airport, is located in the Gaza Strip, in between Rafah and Dahaniya, close to the Egyptian border. It is owned, and was operated, by the Palestinian Authority, and served as the home airport for Palestinian Airlines. The airport was able to handle 700,000 passengers per year and operated 24 hours and 364 days a year.

Located at 31.2464, 34.2761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in the Palestinian territories, Aviation in the Palestinian territories, Buildings and structures in the Gaza Strip, Defunct airports, Yasser Arafat

Rafah Governorate

The Rafah Governorate is a governorate of the Palestinian National Authority in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of Rafah located on the border with Egypt. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the governorate had a population of 171,363 in mid-year 2006. It contains the closed down Yasser Arafat International Airport.

Located at 31.3, 34.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rafah Governorate,

2008 breach of the Gaza–Egypt border

The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on 23 January 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the Israel and Egypt – Gaza Strip barrier. The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1.5 million population of the Gaza Strip crossed the border into Egypt seeking food and supplies. Israeli police went on an increased alert due to fears that militants would acquire weapons in Egypt.

Located at 31.2897, 34.2429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 2008, 2008 in Egypt, Israel–Gaza conflict, Gaza Strip, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Egypt–Gaza Strip border crossings, Egypt–Gaza Strip border, Human rights in the Gaza Strip

Sufa, Sinai

Sufa was an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in Sinai. Located two kilometres east of Yamit, it was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1982. Its former residents established a new kibbutz by the same name in the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. Sufa was established in 1974 as a Nahal settlement, its name derived from the severe dust storms which occurred in the area. On 17 January 1977 it was recognised as a kibbutz.

Located at 31.2363, 34.1895 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former Israeli settlements in Sinai, Former kibbutzim, Nahal settlements, Populated places established in 1974

Talmei Yosef, Sinai

Talmei Yosef was an Israeli settlement and moshav in the Sinai Peninsula. Located near Yamit, it was evacuated in 1982 as a result of the Camp David Accords. The moshav was established in 1977 by a gar'in group of immigrants from South Africa and the United States. It was named after Yosef Weitz, a former director of the Land and Afforestation Department of the Jewish National Fund.

Located at 31.2105, 34.2426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former Israeli settlements in Sinai, Former moshavim, Populated places established in 1977

Avshalom, Sinai

Avshalom was an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula. Avshalom was founded in 1973, next to Sadot. It was named Merkaz Sadot (lit. Sadot Center) and later Yad On (lit. Hand of Strength). In 1979, it was renamed in honor of Avshalom Feinberg, a leader of the Nili espionage network who had died in Sinai during World War I. Avshalom was dismantled three years later as a result of the Camp David Accords. In 1990 a new communal settlement by the same name was founded in Israel.

Located at 31.2129, 34.2024 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in 1979, Former Israeli settlements in Sinai

Netiv HaAsara, Sinai

Netiv HaAsara was a moshav and Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula. Located near Yamit, it was founded in 1973 and was named for ten soldiers that were killed in a helicopter accident south of Rafah in 1971. After the moshav was evacuated as part of the Camp David Accords, 70 families who had previously lived in the settlement founded a new moshav, also called Netiv HaAsara in the north-western Negev desert in Israel.

Located at 31.2133, 34.2186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in 1973, Former Israeli settlements in Sinai, Former moshavim

Hof Aza Regional Council

The Hof Aza Regional Council was a regional council of Israel until 2005 when its residents were evicted from their homes and the area was liquidated as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. The seat was in Neve Dekalim. The public buildings of the regional council and adjacent strip mall in Neve Dekalim were not destroyed and the Palestinian Al-Aqsa University opened a campus on the site shortly after the Israeli evacuation.

Located at 31.355, 34.2746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct regional councils in Israel, Former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip

Canada Camp

Following Israel’s occupation of the Sinai in 1967, some 5,000 Palestinian refugees in Rafah were forced to relocate when their shelters were destroyed by the Israeli authorities during road widening and "security measures" of the early 1970s.

Located at 31.2905, 34.2379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip

Dikla

Dikla (Palm) was an Israeli settlement in the northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as part of the terms of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Located in the Rafah Plain region south of the Gaza Strip, Dikla was established in May 1969 as a pioneer Nahal outpost known as Dekalim (palms).

Located at 31.2191, 34.1242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Israel, Former Israeli settlements in Sinai

Rafah, Egypt

Rafah or Egyptian Rafah is an important city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza strip. It is the capital of Rafah Markaz in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. In the Egyptian language of Ancient Egypt, the city was known as Rapia.

Located at 31.2808, 34.2414 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in North Sinai Governorate, Populated coastal places in Egypt


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ḩayy az Zuhūr, حي الزهور