Israel pisses on Britain (a... Jul 04, 2009 14:29:05 The master was forbidden from making for Gaza or further south to El-Arish in Egypt. He was ordered to return to Larnaca – about 160 miles, even though the ...View Full Article
All around the world, at home Jul 04, 2009 14:29:04 Sid Ahmed makes evening prayer by the Nile in his village, El-Arish, Sudan. (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff) By Tom Haines One evening in Ethiopia, ....
Fire ends cafe trade Jul 04, 2009 14:29:04 Fire fighters arrived from El Arish and Innisfail to find the blaze already extinguished, but said it was only quick-thinking and a team effort tha...
Egypt border police kill Af... Jul 04, 2009 14:29:03 They said that the 15-year-old was shot through the back and was in a critical condition in an el-Arish hospital, while the third migrant, a 33-yea...
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El Arish Description
Al `Arīsh (alternate spelling El Arish) (Arabic: العريش ) is the capital and largest city (with 114,900 inhabitants as of 2002) of the Egyptian governorate of Shamal Sina', lying on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinaipeninsula, 344 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo. Al `Arīsh is distinguished by its clearbluewater, widespread fruitful palmy wood on its coast, and its soft whitesand. It has a yacht marina, and many luxury hotels.
The city grew around a Bedouin settlement near the ancient Ptolemaic Dynastyoutpost of Rhinocolura. Located halfway between Israel and Egypt, El Arish should be of major archaeological interest - but, surprisingly, no major archaeological project has ever been carried out in it or in its vicinity. In the Middle Ages, pilgrims misidentified the site as the Sukkot of the Bible. Arīsh means "palm huts" in Arabic corresponding to the Hebrew Sukkot.
New fortifications were constructed at the original site by the Ottoman Empire in 1560. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French laid siege to the fort, which fell after 11 days on February 19, 1799. The fort was destroyed by British bombers during World War I.
El Arish was briefly under Israeli administration in 1956 and again from 1967 to 1979, when it was peacefully returned from Israel to Egypt. After being reunited with Egypt it has become a centre for commerce and traffic between the two countries. An increasingly popular tourist destination, El Arish is situated at 31°4′N, 33°50′E.
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