Why visit Ras Gharib
Townapedia lists 4 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Ras Gharib
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About Ras Gharib
Ra's Ghareb (Arabic: راس غارب Rās Ġāreb pronounced [ɾɑːs ˈɣæːɾeb]) is the northernmost of the markazes (municipalities) in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, situated on the African side of the Gulf of Suez. It has an area of 10,464.46 km². At the 2006 Egyptian national census, the population numbered 32,369.
From the Wikipedia article Ras Ghareb (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes4
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Where to stay1
Gas and EV charging2
Map of Ras Gharib
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tur Sinai Airport (ELT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- El-Tor 55 km east, about 55 min by car
- Saint Catherine 88 km east, 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
- Ras Ghareb from air, Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Qism Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (1), youssef_alam, CC BY 3.0
- Qism Ras Ghareb, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (2), youssef_alam, CC BY 3.0
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