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Sharm el-Sheikh
South Sinai · Egypt
City population
38,478
#173
in Egypt
#1
in South Sinai
#14,455
worldwide
27.916, 34.330 · 383 km from Cairo
About Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh is a city in South Sinai, Egypt with a population of 38,478. It is the 173rd largest of the 235 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Egypt, and the 14,455th largest worldwide. It lies 383 km from Cairo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
South Sinai
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Coordinates
27.916, 34.330
Record updated
2024-07-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 235 in EgyptClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.