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Population22,444
GeoNames
RegionAlexandria
Elevation26 m
85 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportBorg El Arab International Airport (HBE)
14 km
Weather in Burj al ‘Arab
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Schools, colleges and libraries3
Borg El Arab Technological University
School · 5.4 km
University in Egypt
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
School · 4.9 km
University in Alexandria, Egypt
Map of Burj al ‘Arab
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Getting there and nearby towns
Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Al Ḩammām 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Alexandria 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Al Yāsīnīyah 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- An Nūbārīyah 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Al ‘Alamayn 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Abū al Maţāmīr 59 km east, about 59 min by car
- Kafr ad Dawwār 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Abū Qīr 66 km northeast, about 1 h 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- E-JUST 1, Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Senghor University headquarters, Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Madinet Borg Al Arab, Qesm Borg Al Arab, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt - panoramio, youssef_alam, CC BY 3.0
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