north of Sinai

north of  Sinai   is located in the north east of the Arab Republic of Egypt between longitudes 32.34 E and latitudes 29.31 N, and bounded to the north the Mediterranean Sea along the 220 km, while the south line is running from the south corridor for example, even the head of the Negev and is bordered to the east to reduce the political to Egypt with occupied Palestine, the West represents a line extending from the Mitla Pass south to north Baloza.

The area of ​​the province, about 27 thousand km 2 and the estimated population of 384 304 thousand people in 2010



Terrain:

 Divided into geographic features in northern Sinai into two distinct first and coastal environment, which includes the Northern Plains, which borders the Mediterranean Sea depth 20-40 km is covered with sand dunes undulating and flat, while the second type of geographical features is a desert environment, which prevails the north-central Sinai, which lies mostly in the Hauts Plateaux which is characterized by the existence of a group of high mountains and separate permeate this group from the highlands group of valleys such as the Valley of El Arish, which is the largest of all the valleys where it invades the province from south to north



Climate:

Enjoy the northern Sinai climate unique, it begins in the north, the climate of the Mediterranean and then ranging to be up to the climate close to the atmosphere of the desert areas and semi-desert, it is high temperature in summer slash the warmth of winter, with temperatures ranging in between 10 degrees winter to 24 in summer, and for rates rainfall is low in the south, west and increases as we head north and increase rate more in the northern part of the East, where up to 200-300 mm near Sheikh Zuwaid



 Administrative division: -

Joined the Sinai to the local administration for the first time by Presidential Decree No. 811 of 1974 Decree No. 84 of 1979, the division of the Sinai Peninsula to the North and South Sinai, which includes the northern Sinai: 6 administrative centers are El Arish - Rafah - Sheikh Zuwaid - Bir al-Abed - good - and enters the palm trees in its 82 villages and 458 continued





What distinguishes the most conservative



The field of excellence in general: -



 - North Sinai province Bakr free of any manifestation of pollution and it has a key supportive of investment incentives and guarantees distinct from the rest of the provinces of the valley.

- Also has to maintain agricultural production distinct from vegetation and fruits and enjoy the benefits of a competitive export-oriented high.

- Production of luxury fish (seabream - tar y - Family Boer) an annual average of about 4 thousand Tunmn cold Lake Lowell.

- Natural resources of mineral raw materials as well as features unique to each economic ore reserves.

Site - a unique geographical reach of the Levant, where markets and the Maghreb and the excellent location on the Mediterranean Sea and the possibilities of communication land, sea and air to neighboring countries through the paved roads and bridges and the port of El-Arish and airports in El Arish and Taba and land ports in Rafah and Awja. .

- Geographical features, climatic variable.

- Long beaches and beautiful and an extended and flat, clean, covered with palm trees suitable for Siahat diving and water sports and a swathe of desert tourism and migratory birds (protected Zaranik) and many other ingredients.





Axes of development: -



  Site north of Sinai and the nature of its soil, climate and local water resources identified development corridors and the prevailing economic activities.

     Adopt conservative mainly on agricultural development in the northern coast, especially in the area east of El Arish, where increasing rainfall as we head east, where the quality of soil and groundwater, and the experience of farmers has citizens farming about 300 thousand acres own efforts, including (197) thousand acres on the water sources, stable, and the rest depends mainly on irrigation water from the rains and floods.



    Also extended to the shores of the province on the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Lowell cold-free from any source of pollution has helped to produce the quality of the fish with national and international reputation more than 4500 tons per year.



    And varied attractions of the province to include the elements of nature - and historic - tourist transit - natural oases - bird watching - yacht tourism has been identified types of tourism as follows: (Tourism beach - Tourism pensioners - Tourism Conference - Medical Tourism - Tourism historical - religious tourism - Eco-tourism - Tourism desert - oasis tourism - Tourism yachts and water sports - Tourism Transit).

    Maintain many of the rich mineral resources and reserves, has helped to build a large system of industrial areas to invest in the capacity of this region.

  And it has been determined to maintain philosophy of urban development to be supported primarily on agricultural development and tourism in the northern coast and the industrial development at the central axis of transit trade and service on the southern axis of the province.