Sidi Barrani
سيدي براني | |
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  Sidi Barrani Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′39″N 25°55′32″E / 31.61083°N 25.92556°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Matruh |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,000 sq mi (2,589 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 63,098 |
| • Density | 63/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Sidi Barrani (Arabic: سيدي براني pronounced [ˈsiːdi bɑɾˈɾɑːni]) is a town in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, about 95 km (59 mi) east of the Egypt–Libya border, and around 240 km (150 mi) from Tobruk, Libya.
Named after Sidi es-Saadi el Barrani, a Senussi sheikh who was a head of its Zawiya,[2] the village is mainly a Bedouin community. It has food, gasoline outlets and one small hotel, but virtually no tourist activity or visited historical curiosities. It is the site of an Egyptian Air Force base.[3]
- ^ a b c "Sīdī Barrānī (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Souar men Beladi magazine, no. 2, Souar men tharikh at Tariqa as Sanusiya, Maktab as Seraj li Di'aya wal I'lan, p. 39.
- ^ "US says Russia has deployed forces to Egypt air base". Middle East online. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.