Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah, Egypt
العين السخنة
Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah is a town of 45,552 people in Suez, Egypt.
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About Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah
Al-'Ain al-Sokhna (Arabic: العين السخنة, romanized: al-ʿAyn as-Sukhna Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elˈʕeːn esˈsoxnæ], "the Hot Spring") is a town in the Suez Governorate, lying on the western shore of the Red Sea's Gulf of Suez. It is situated 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Suez and approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Cairo.
From the Wikipedia article Ain Sokhna (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Recent archaeological excavations have shown that there was an ancient Egyptian port and settlement in this area. The site was first brought to attention in 1999 by Professor Mahmud Abd El Raziq. French and Egyptian archaeologists have been investigating this area since that time. It can be compared with the port of Mersa Gawasis further south. It connected the mining areas of the Sinai with Memphis some 120 km across the Eastern Desert, important for turquoise and copper.
From the History section of Ain Sokhna on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Capital International Airport (CCE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 70 km away.
- Ain Sukhna 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Suez 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Zaafarana 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Fāyīd 81 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Badr 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Photo credits
- Ain sokhna porto, Ahmadpontymageed, CC BY-SA 3.0
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