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Manaka Destination Guide
Delve into Manaka in Egypt
Manaka in the region of Shamāl Sīnāʼ is located in Egypt - some 184 mi or ( 297 km ) North-East of Cairo , the country's capital .
Local time in Manaka is now 05:25 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Gaza. While being here, you might want to check out Damascus . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Manaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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قافلة جالاوي الجديدة تمر من سيناء الى غزة
من مدونة سيناء حيث أنا alanany.wordpress.com قافلة النائب في مجلس العموم البريطاني جورج جالاوي الثانية الجديدة تعبر مدينة الشيخ زويد قادمة من مدينة العريش في طريقها لمعبر رفح ثم غزة Convoy of the depu ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dikla
Dikla (Palm) was an Israeli settlement in the northeastern part of the Sinai Peninsula established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War, until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in 1982 as part of the terms of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Located in the Rafah Plain region south of the Gaza Strip, Dikla was established in May 1969 as a pioneer Nahal outpost known as Dekalim (palms).
Located at 31.22 34.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Battle of Rafa
The Battle of Rafa, also known by the British as the Action of Rafah, took place on 9 January 1917 completed the recapture of the Sinai Peninsula during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Desert Column attacked the entrenched Ottoman Army garrison at el Magruntein to the south of Rafa, close to the frontier between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, in the area to the north and east of Sheikh Zowaiid.
Located at 31.17 34.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Sufa, Sinai
Sufa was an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in Sinai. Located two kilometres east of Yamit, it was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1982. Its former residents established a new kibbutz by the same name in the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. Sufa was established in 1974 as a Nahal settlement, its name derived from the severe dust storms which occurred in the area. On 17 January 1977 it was recognised as a kibbutz.
Located at 31.24 34.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Avshalom, Sinai
Avshalom was an Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula. Avshalom was founded in 1973, next to Sadot. It was named Merkaz Sadot (lit. Sadot Center) and later Yad On (lit. Hand of Strength). In 1979, it was renamed in honor of Avshalom Feinberg, a leader of the Nili espionage network who had died in Sinai during World War I. Avshalom was dismantled three years later as a result of the Camp David Accords. In 1990 a new communal settlement by the same name was founded in Israel.
Located at 31.21 34.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Netiv HaAsara, Sinai
Netiv HaAsara was a moshav and Israeli settlement in the Sinai Peninsula. Located near Yamit, it was founded in 1973 and was named for ten soldiers that were killed in a helicopter accident south of Rafah in 1971. After the moshav was evacuated as part of the Camp David Accords, 70 families who had previously lived in the settlement founded a new moshav, also called Netiv HaAsara in the north-western Negev desert in Israel.
Located at 31.21 34.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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