National Park · Egypt
Gabal Elba National Park
Gabal Elba National Park is a national park in Egypt, covering 8,796,938 acres (3,559,998 ha), established in 1986.
Photo: Mohamed abdelzaher via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Egypt |
| Area | 8,796,938 acres (3,559,998 ha) |
| Established | 1986 |
| Coordinates | 22.9000° N, 35.3400° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Gabal Elba National Park
Gabal Elba (Arabic: جَبَل علْبَة Gabal ʿElba, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈɡæbæl ˈʕelbæ], "Box Mountain"), or Elba Mountain, is a mountain as well as a mountainous area in the Halaib Triangle of Northeast Africa. It is claimed by both Egypt and Sudan, but is under Egyptian control.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Aswan International Airport (ASW) · Aswan, Egypt · 175.7 miles away
- Marsa Alam International Airport (RMF) · Marsa Alam, Egypt · 189.4 miles away
- Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (YNB) · Yanbu, Saudi Arabia · 192.8 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Gabal Elba National Park?
Gabal Elba National Park is in Egypt (22.9000° N, 35.3400° E).
When was Gabal Elba National Park established?
Gabal Elba National Park was established in 1986, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Gabal Elba National Park?
Gabal Elba National Park covers 8,796,938 acres (3,559,998 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47069184 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabal_Elba_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).