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Shalateen
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Shalateen ( ', ; also spelled Shalatin and Shalatayn') is the biggest town in the Halaib Triangle, a disputed territory claimed by both Egypt and Sudan. It is located south of Hurghada and is controlled as the administrative center (markaz'') of all Egyptian territory up to the border between Egypt and Sudan, including the villages of:

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Place details

Locality
الشلاتين
Region
البحر الأحمر
Country
مصر
Population
12,443
Timezone
Africa/Cairo

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Shalateen
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Asch-Schalatin 15.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Camel market in Shalateen
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Egypt#Sudan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
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Location in the Halaib Triangle
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
De jureDisputed area between:De factoAdministered by:
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Red Sea Governorate (Egypt)
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Red Sea State (Sudan)
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+3

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Contents
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  • Ethnography
  • References
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Shalateen ( ', ; also spelled Shalatin and Shalatayn') is the biggest town in the Halaib Triangle, a disputed territory claimed by both Egypt and Sudan. It is located south of Hurghada and is controlled as the administrative center (markaz'') of all Egyptian territory up to the border between Egypt and Sudan, including the villages of: Abu Ramad, to the southeast; Halaib, to the southeast; Ras Hadarba to the southeast. Ras Hadarba or Cape Hadarba lies on the shores of the Red Sea to the southeast of the city of Halayib and to the east of mount Hadarba from which it takes its name. The village of Ras Hadarba lies just north of the borders between Egypt and the Sudan which run along the 22 degree north parallel of latitude; Marsa Hameera, to the north; and Abrak, to the west.

The first three of the above towns (Abu Ramad, Halayib and Ras Hadarba) are located within the disputed Hala'ib Triangle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shalateen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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