Daraw | |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 590.6 |
Population Total: | 147,564 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Native Name: | دراو |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | City |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Name1: | Aswan |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Coordinates: | 24.4°N 32.9167°W |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Daraw (Arabic: دراو, from Akhmimic [2]) is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt.
It is located on the eastern bank of the Nile, six kilometers south of Kom Ombo and 38 kilometers north of the city of Aswan. Its population is 59,765 in 2020.[3] In addition to the center, four nearby villages belong to the administrative area of Daraw. For a long time, Daraw was the most important camel market in Egypt.