Ras Gharib
in Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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El Tor Airport (36 mi) - Abu Rudeis Airport (38 mi)
- St Catherine International Airport (64 mi)
- Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (84 mi)
- Hurghada International Airport (93 mi)
- Taba International Airport (133 mi)
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Eilat Airport (141 mi) -
Aqaba King Hussein International Airport (146 mi) - Ovda International Airport (157 mi)
- Cairo International Airport (158 mi)
- Saint Catherine Area (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 28.358 and 33.078 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 28° 21' 29" and E 33° 4' 41"
- 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: 07:52 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:11 am and 6:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Delve into Ras Gharib
Ras Gharib in Red Sea Governorate with it's 32,000 habitants is a city located in Egypt about 161 mi (or 260 km) south-east of Cairo, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ras Gharib is now 07:52 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Ras Gharib, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Egypt is El Tor Airport in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Saint Catherine Area in a distance of 56 mi (or 90 km), East.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: El-Tor, Hurghada, Suez, Bani Suwayf and Qina. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 94 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 32°C / 89 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 17% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 61% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
29°C (83 °F)
Broken clouds, strong breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
28°C (83 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Ras Gharib
Ras Gharib is a municipality in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, situated on the African side of the Gulf of Suez. It is the second-largest city in the governorate after Hurghada, and one of the leading centers of petroleum production in Egypt, having housed the main operations for first the Anglo-Egyptian Oil Company (a branch of Royal Dutch Shell) and then the Egyptian national petroleum company. For a time it was the capital of the Red Sea Governorate.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ras Gharib.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ra’s Ghārib, Ras Gharib
