Ras Elbarr ( Arabic : رَاس اَلْبَرّ Rās el-Barr , IPA: [ɾɑːs elˈbɑɾː] ), which is translated to "Cape of the Land", is a resort city in the Governorate of Damietta , Egypt . It is located on the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Damietta Nile branch. There are approximately 25,000 permanent residents in the city. However, during the summer peak holiday season, from July to September, the population quickly expands to over 250,000.
10-634: (Redirected from Al-Qusair ) Qusayr may refer to: Al-Qusayr, Egypt Al-Qusayr District , Syria Al-Qusayr, Syria , a city Al-Qusayr, Daraa Governorate , a village in southern Syria Qusayr, Yemen Koz Castle , Turkey, also known as Qusayr Qusayr Amra , Umayyad desert castle in Jordan See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Qusayr Battle of al-Qusayr (2012) Al-Qusayr offensive Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-608: A peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea , and it is bordered to the west by the Damietta Nile branch. The region of "Lessan" resides in the northernmost part of this peninsula. At this juncture, the Damietta Nile arm converges with the Mediterranean Sea, imparting a triangular shape to Ras El Bar. The climate of Ras El Bar is classified as hot desert (BWh) by Köppen-Geiger system although tempered by
30-444: Is called "Port Said road". Most of the streets are dirt roads and are numbered. The street numbers start from "El Moderiya Street". Streets north of it have even numbers while streets south of it have odd numbers. External: Ras El Bar as a summer resort has a small number of permanent residents, therefore there are few schools and universities. Since early ages, Ras El Bar has been a main port for all kinds of goods that pass through
40-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Qusayr, Egypt 26°06′14″N 34°16′52″E / 26.10389°N 34.28111°E / 26.10389; 34.28111 El Qoseir ( Arabic : القصير , romanized : el-Qoṣēr , pronounced [elʔoˈsˤeːɾ] ) is a city in eastern Egypt , located on the Red Sea west coast. Populated for approximately 5,000 years, its ancient Egyptian name
50-651: The first civic plan for the town was implemented. The plan established that the streets would be straight block style to maintain the town's beauty. At the very beginning those huts were built of wood and other simple materials, had only one floor and hosted only one family. These were temporary structures built at the start of the summer and removed at its end. Eventually, newer permanent villas replaced these using cement and bricks. Now, single blocks may have twelve units with most of them with garages. They are still named "e'sha" (hut) among locals. The main road in Ras El Bar
60-547: The least temperature variation. Rain is very rare as in most of Egypt. Seasonal variation is small, comparable to Marsa Alam, but its summer days are cooler, even cooler than similar more northern areas at the Red Sea, like Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh . The highest record temperature was 46 °C (115 °F), recorded on July 12, 1983, while the coldest record temperature was 1 °C (34 °F), recorded on January 6, 1976. Ras El Bar#Climate Ras El Bar lies on
70-539: The population of El Qoseir is around 50,000. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh). Summers are hot and winters are warm. Winter night temperatures in El Qoseir, along with those of Marsa Alam and Sharm El Sheikh are the warmest of any other cities and resorts in Egypt . Additionally, Port Said , El Qoseir, Ras El Bar , Baltim , Damietta and Alexandria have
80-524: The proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. While Ras El Bar is within the Nile Delta, its sandy soils are due to predominant coastal processes with much of the city lying on the foreshore dune structures. Older portions of the city are in the natural levee of the Damietta river. The land renting system started back since 1898, then started building houses and villas that were named "e'sha" (hut). In 1902,
90-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qusayr&oldid=1258519249 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-624: Was Tjau , while its ancient Greek name during the Ptolemaic era was Myos Hormos . Historically, it was the endpoint of the Wadi Hammamat trail, an important route connecting Egypt and the Red Sea. El Qoseir is located 138 kilometers south of Hurghada , 130 km north of Marsa Alam and 68 km north of the Marsa Alam International Airport . In 1986, its population was approximately 20,000. Today,
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