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Population26,955
GeoNames
Local nameالزرقا
RegionDamietta
Elevation4 m
13 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportPort Said International Airport (PSD)
58 km
Weather in Az Zarqā
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About Az Zarqā
El Zarqa (Arabic: الزرقا, lit. 'the blue one') is a city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Its population in 2005 was 17,741.
From the Wikipedia article El Zarqa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Az Zarqā
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.
- As Sarw 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Minyat an Naşr 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Al Mansurah 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Ţalkhā 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Port Said 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Būr Fu’ād 65 km east, about 1 h by car
- Zagazig 70 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tanta 76 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Quwaysinā 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- POWER MAX, Ramadan251998, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dr.Youset.rady.22, يوسف راضي ٢٢, CC BY-SA 4.0
- عمرو مجدى الشناوى 04, AmrELShenawy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- عمرو مجدى الشناوى 05, AmrELShenawy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dr.Youset.rady22, يوسف راضي ٢٢, CC BY-SA 4.0
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