Arish overview
Other name(s) Rhinocolura
Modern name(s) Arish
Region Egypt : Settlements
Section Sinai
Latitude 31.12484639 N suggest info
Longitude 33.80588358 E
Status Imprecise
Info The city grew around a Bedouin settlement near the ancient Ptolemaic Dynasty outpost of Rhinocolura. In the Middle Ages, pilgrims misidentified the site as the Sukkot of the Bible. Arish means "palm huts" in Arabic.
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31.124846, 33.805884 === 31.124846 N, 33.805884 E === 31° 7' 29.4" N, 33° 48' 21.2" E
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Nearest sites Ostrakine, Ostracena, Tell Athar el-Filusiyyat, circa 35.6 km (22.1 mi) west
Rapha, Rafah, circa 46.2 km (28.7 mi) east
Sharuhen, Tell el-Ajjul, circa 68.5 km (42.6 mi) north-east
Tell es-Sakan, circa 69.2 km (43 mi) north-east
Nessana, Nitsana, circa 65.8 km (40.9 mi) east
Tel Gamma, Tell Jemmeh, circa 67.4 km (41.9 mi) east
Beth-Pelet, Tell el-Farah South, circa 66.7 km (41.4 mi) east
Kadesh Barnea, circa 81.6 km (50.7 mi) south-east
Azzati, Hazzat, Azzah, Gaza, circa 82 km (51 mi) north-east
Gerar, Tel Haror, circa 81.4 km (50.6 mi) east
Elusa, Halutsa, circa 80.9 km (50.3 mi) east
Sobota, Zephath, Shivta, circa 83.2 km (51.7 mi) east
Ashkelon, circa 93.3 km (58 mi) north-east
Kuntillet Ajrud, circa 119.2 km (74 mi) south-east
Eglon, Tell el-Hesi, circa 99.6 km (61.9 mi) north-east
Ashdod, Asdudu, circa 107.1 km (66.6 mi) north-east
Tell Nagila, circa 99.8 km (62 mi) east
Oboda, Avdat, circa 99.4 km (61.8 mi) east
Asdudimmu, circa 112 km (69.6 mi) north-east
Beersheba, circa 99.4 km (61.7 mi) east
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Database ID 1757, created 7 Apr 2012, 18:10, Last changed 9 Apr 2012, 16:46