Ras Ghareb Explained

Ra's Ghareb
Native Name:Arabic: راس غارب
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Red Sea
Established Title:Founded
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:13,847
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:45,108
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Sq Mi:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Density Blank1 Km2:auto
Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:28.3597°N 33.0775°W
Elevation M:16

Ra's Ghareb (Arabic: راس غارب pronounced as /ɾɑːs ˈɣæːɾeb/) is the northernmost of the markazes (municipalities) in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, situated on the African side of the Gulf of Suez. It has an area of 10,464.46 km². At the 2006 Egyptian national census, the population numbered 32,369.[2] It is 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.

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28.3597°N 33.0775°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ras Ghārib (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 17 March 2023.
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/egypt-admin.php Citypopulation.de