Ain Sokhna
العين السخنة El ʿĒn El Sokhna | |
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  Ain Sokhna Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′00″N 32°19′00″E / 29.6°N 32.3167°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Suez |
| Population | |
| • Total | 45,552 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Al-'Ain al-Sokhna (Arabic: العين السخنة, romanized: al-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.