Nakhl

E292032

Nakhl is a small desert town and administrative center located in Egypt’s North Sinai region, historically serving as a strategic waypoint in the central Sinai Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Markaz Nakhl
borderGovernorate Ismailia Governorate
Port Said Governorate
South Sinai Governorate
Suez Governorate
climate hot desert climate
continent Africa
country Egypt
environment arid
governingCountryCapital Cairo
governorateCapitalOf Markaz Nakhl
hasNameInArabic نخل
historicalRole strategic waypoint in central Sinai
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Egypt
North Sinai Governorate
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
surface form: central Sinai
locatedOn Sinai interior routes between Suez Canal and Israel/Palestine
officialLanguage Arabic
regionType desert town
religionMajorityCountry Islam
roadConnection central Sinai road network
role administrative center of a markaz (district)
strategicFunction control of central Sinai crossroads
strategicImportance control of central Sinai routes
strategicRegion North Sinai Governorate
surface form: North Sinai
terrain desert
timeZone Eastern European Time
UTC+2
timeZoneDST UTC+3
usedFor caravan routes across Sinai
military movements across Sinai

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