Ras Ghareb

Ra's Ghareb (Arabic: راس غارب Rās Ġāreb  pronounced [ɾɑːs ˈɣæːɾeb]) 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.^[2] It is one of the leading centers of petroleum production in Egypt, having housed the main operations for first the Anglo-Egyptian Oil Company (a branch of Royal Dutch Shell) and then the Egyptian national petroleum company. For a time it was the capital of the Red Sea Governorate.

Ra's Ghareb راس غارب
Ra's Ghareb Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°21′35″N 33°04′39″E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Red Sea
Area [1]
• Total	13,847 km2 (5,346 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	45,108
• Density	3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)

See also

• Egypt portal

• List of cities and towns in Egypt