Egyptian administration of Sinai
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The Egyptian administration of Sinai refers to the period when Egypt exercised sovereign civil and military control over the Sinai Peninsula prior to its occupation by Israel.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
political administration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Egyptian central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredThrough |
Egyptian Ministry of Interior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian military authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedByConflict | Arab–Israeli conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedByWar | Suez Crisis of 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gaza Strip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aqaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Mandate NERFINISHED ⓘ Suez Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalForAdministration | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryExercisingControl | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Egyptian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited agriculture
ⓘ
mining in some areas ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| endedBy | Israeli military conquest in Six-Day War ⓘ |
| endPoint | 1967 ⓘ |
| endPointDescription | Israeli occupation of Sinai during the Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
British administration of Sinai
ⓘ
Ottoman administration of Sinai ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | decolonization of the Middle East ⓘ |
| includedLocalPopulation |
Bedouin tribes
ⓘ
Egyptian settlers ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of Egyptian sovereign territory ⓘ |
| legalSystemApplied | Egyptian law ⓘ |
| militaryInfrastructure |
Egyptian army bases
ⓘ
coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| partOf | modern history of Egypt ⓘ |
| precedes | Israeli occupation of Sinai ⓘ |
| relatedAgreementAfterEnd | Camp David Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOutcomeAfterEnd | eventual return of Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty ⓘ |
| religiousSitesAdministered | St. Catherine’s Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredAfter | withdrawal of foreign forces in 1957 ⓘ |
| securityRole | buffer zone between Egypt and Palestine/Israel ⓘ |
| sovereigntyRecognizedBy | most states and international community prior to 1967 ⓘ |
| startPoint | 1922 ⓘ |
| startPointDescription | after establishment of Kingdom of Egypt and end of British protectorate in legal terms ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Gulf of Aqaba access
ⓘ
control of approaches to Suez Canal ⓘ |
| temporaryInterruption | Anglo-French-Israeli occupation of parts of Sinai in 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfControl |
military control
ⓘ
sovereign civil control ⓘ |
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