Ras Gharib (Arabic: راس غارب Rās Ġāreb pronounced [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.[1] It is 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.
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Ras Gharib
راس غارب | |
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![]() ![]() Ras Gharib Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 28°21′35″N 33°04′39″E | |
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Governorate | Red Sea |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 32,369 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Resorts in Red Sea Riviera | |
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On the Sinai Peninsula | |
Sinai's nearby islands | |
On the Western Red Sea shore |
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Red Sea islands |
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