Country Egypt Elevation 16 m (52 ft) Population 32,369 (2006) | Governorate Red Sea Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Saturday 12:37 AM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Ras Gharib (Egyptian Arabic: راس غارب Rās Ġāreb [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. 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.
Map of Ras Ghareb, Qism Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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