Ain Sokhna

Ain Sokhna
العين السخنة
El ʿĒn El Sokhna
Ain Sokhna is located in Egypt
Ain Sokhna
Ain Sokhna
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°36′00″N 32°19′00″E / 29.6°N 32.3167°E / 29.6; 32.3167
Country Egypt
GovernorateSuez
Population
 • Total45,552
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Al-'Ain al-Sokhna (Arabic: العين السخنة, romanizedal-ʿAyn as-Sukhna Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elˈʕeːn esˈsoxnæ], "the Hot Spring") is a town in the Suez Governorate, lying on the western shore of the Red Sea's Gulf of Suez. It is situated 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Suez and approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Cairo.