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Ra's Ghareb راس غارب
Ra's Ghareb Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°21′35″N 33°04′39″E / 28.35972°N 33.07750°E / 28.35972; 33.07750
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Red Sea
Area
• Total	13,847 km (5,346 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population
• Total	45,108
• Density	3.3/km (8.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)

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. It is one of the leading centers of petroleum production in Egypt, having housed the main operations for first the Anglo-Egyptian Oil Company (a branch of Royal Dutch Shell) and then the Egyptian national petroleum company. For a time it was the "capital of the Red Sea Governorate."

See also※

• List of cities and towns in Egypt

References※

28°21′35″N 33°04′39″E / 28.35972°N 33.07750°E / 28.35972; 33.07750

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