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Mar 10, 2024 · Shamāl Sīnāʾ | Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula & North Coast | Britannica. Home Geography & Travel States & Other Subdivisions. Shamāl Sīnāʾ. governorate, Egypt. Also known as: Sīnāʾ al-Shamāliyyah. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The Sinai insurgency was an insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, launched by Islamist militants against Egyptian security forces, which have also included attacks on civilians. The insurgency began during the Egyptian Crisis, during which the longtime Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Gulf of Suez, northwestern arm of the Red Sea between Africa proper (west) and the Sinai Peninsula (east) of Egypt. The length of the gulf, from its mouth at the Strait of Jubal to its head at the city of Suez, is 195 miles (314 km), and it varies in width from 12 to 20 miles (19 to 32 km).
The Islamic State – Sinai Province (IS-SP; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية – ولاية سيناء, al-Dawlah al-Islāmiyah – Wilayah Sīnāʼ) was a branch of the terrorist Islamist group Islamic State that was active in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
O Sinai é uma península montanhosa e desértica do Egito, entre os golfos de Suez e Ácaba. O nome tem origem no deus Sin, deus da lua. Por isso se diz que Sinai é a "Terra da Lua"; e a terra das águas turquesa da Paz.
Images & Videos. Home World History Age of Revolutions. The Sinai-Suez campaign (October–November 1956) On October 29, 1956, Israel’s army attacked Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula, and within 48 hours the British and French were fighting Egypt for control of the Suez area.
Life in the Sinai. Force Commanders. See also. References. External links. Multinational Force and Observers. The Multinational Force and Observers ( MFO) is an international peacekeeping force overseeing the terms of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
