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Sheikh Zuweid
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name | Sheikh Zuweid |
| native_name | الشيخ زويد | |
| ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ | ||
| settlement_type | City | |
| pushpin_map | Egypt Sinai#Egypt | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Egypt | |
| <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Egypt | |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate | |
| subdivision_name1 | North Sinai | |
| established_title | ||
| established_date | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_footnotes | ||
| area_total_km2 | 640.9 | |
| elevation_m | 88 | |
| elevation_ft | ||
| population_total | 64,305 | |
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities | |
| timezone | EET | |
| utc_offset | +2 | |
| timezone_DST | EEST | |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ
Sheikh Zuweid (also spelled Sheikh Zoweid, Shaykh Zuwayd, or Sheikh Zouède; , , Greek: Bitulion) is a Bedouin town in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt near the border with the Gaza Strip. It is situated between the cities of Arish and Rafah and is 334 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo. It had a population of around 60,000 as of 2015.
History
A remarkable mosaic from Late Antiquity (between the mid-fourth and mid-fifth centuries) was found in Sheikh Zuweid in 1913, known from the archaeological literature as the Sheikh Zouède mosaic (leaning on the French spelling: Cheikh Zouède). It is currently preserved in a museum in Ismailia. The 6th century Madaba Map shows a settlement called Betulion (Greek Β[ητ]υλιον) in this location, possibly the Bethulia where Judith beheaded Holofernes in biblical legend.
The town is named after Sheikh Zuweid, a commander of the Rashidun Islamic army who fought during the Muslim conquest of Egypt alongside Amr ibn al-'As. He died at the site of the present town in 640.
During the 2011 Egyptian revolution, protests against the government of Hosni Mubarak were held in Sheikh Zuweid. On 27 January, one protester was killed by security forces attempting to disperse the demonstrations. On 14 May 2011, an unknown group bombed the Sufi shrine in Sheikh Zuweid.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt, but because it is close to the sea, its climate is highly moderated by prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds, typical to the north coast of Egypt and the east Mediterranean coast.
Notable people
- Ibrahim al-Arjani
References
References
- "Ash-Shaykh Zuwayd (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- Hellyer, H. A.. (2015-07-02). "Egypt looks for answers after brutal Sinai attack". [[BBC News]].
- Ovadiah, Asher. (1998). "Allegorical Images in Greek Laudatory Inscriptions in Eretz-Israel". [[Complutense University of Madrid]] Publications Service.
- Ashkeloni, p.219.
- "Madaba Map Project, Franciscan Order in Jerusalem".
- [http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/12173/Egypt/Politics-/Unkown-assailants-attack-Sheikh-Zuweid-Shrine.aspx {{sic. Unkown assailants attack Sheikh Zuweid Shrine] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-12-03 . ''[[Ahram Online]].'' 2011-05-15.)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110201013413/http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE70Q1Y520110127 Egypt police shoot Bedouin protester dead]. ''[[Reuters]]''. 2011-01-27.
- ""Stratfor"".
- "Climate: Sheikh Zuwayid - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.
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