Wadi al-Arish
E310335
Wadi al-Arish is a major seasonal riverbed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that drains much of northern Sinai and historically served as an important geographical and political boundary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wadi al-Arish canonical | 1 |
| وادي العريش | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
seasonal riverbed ⓘ wadi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Arish
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Arish
|
| climateZone | arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
North Sinai Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Sinai Peninsula
|
| drainsRegion |
North Sinai Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Sinai
|
| environmentType | desert wadi ⓘ |
| floodsOccurIn |
rainy season
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | North Sinai Governorate ⓘ |
| hasArabicName |
Wadi al-Arish
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
وادي العريش
|
| hasCatchmentArea | large part of northern Sinai ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | referenced in regional historical geography ⓘ |
| hasFloods | yes ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalType | dry river valley ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRegime |
flash floods
ⓘ
intermittent flow ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSignificance | served as frontier in various historical periods ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | controls runoff and access routes across northern Sinai ⓘ |
| historicallyMarkedBoundaryBetween |
Egypt
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| historicalRole |
geographical boundary
ⓘ
political boundary ⓘ |
| importance | major drainage system of northern Sinai ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Sinai Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sinai
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| mouthLocatedIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
El Arish
ⓘ
surface form:
Arish
|
| partOf | Sinai drainage system ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| regionType | transitional zone between Nile Valley and Levant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture in surrounding areas
ⓘ
water supply during flood events ⓘ |
| watercourseType |
ephemeral river
ⓘ
seasonal stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
وادي العريش