Abu Zenima | |
Native Name: | أبو زنيمة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | city |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Coordinates: | 29.0454°N 33.1107°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | South Sinai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Abu Zenima (Arabic: أبو زنيمة) is a coastal city in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has an area of 5sqkm.
In 2009, a whale 10 metres long and weighing 10 tonnes was found on its Red Sea beach. The minke whale was presumed to have lost its way from the Indian Ocean, and starved due to the relative lack of food. The body was buried in lime, for public health reasons, with the intention of eventually displaying the skeleton in a visitor's centre.[1]
Köppen climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[2] as the rest of Egypt.