Ras Gharib
Ras Gharib is a city in Egypt with a population of about 44,852.
EgyptTown🏆 #163 most populated in Egypt🕐 Africa/Cairo
Ra's Ghareb 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 Oilfields Ltd and then the Egyptian national petroleum company. For a time it was the capital of the Red Sea Governorate.
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About Ras Gharib
| Country | Egypt |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 02 |
| Population | 44,852 |
| Local currency | EGP |
| Coordinates | 28.3583, 33.0783 |
| Time zone | Africa/Cairo |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 260 km · Cairo |
| Population (Egypt) | #163 most populated in Egypt |
| Where on Earth | 28°21′30″N · 33°4′42″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,157 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,862 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Bareilly (India) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -28.36, -146.92 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 259 km |
| Dubai | 2,227 km |
| Moscow | 3,068 km |
| Paris | 3,469 km |
| London | 3,769 km |
| Beijing | 7,503 km |