Gidi Pass, Muḩāfaz̧at Shamāl Sīnā’, Egypt

Alternative Names:	El Gedi, Gidi Pass, Mamarr al Jadi, Mamarr al Jadi (Gidi Pass), Mamarr al Jadī, Mamarr al Jadī (Gidi Pass)
Type:	Pass - a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]
Mindat.org Region:	North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Region:	Muḩāfaz̧at Shamāl Sīnā’, Egypt
Latitude:	30° 13' 31" N
Longitude:	33° 9' 30" E
Lat/Long (dec):	30.22528,33.15854
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:	355256
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:355256:8
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel, Suez Governorate, Egypt	30° 5' 28" N	32° 34' 14" E	58.4km (36.3 miles)
East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 4' 37" N	31° 50' 49" E	127.2km (79.0 miles)
Wadi Araba, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 15' 0" N	32° 28' 0" E	127.4km (79.1 miles)
Wadi Matulla, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 3' 0" N	33° 8' 59" E	130.7km (81.2 miles)
Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 2' 50" N	33° 6' 22" E	131.1km (81.4 miles)
El Galala, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 21' 29" N	32° 13' 4" E	132.4km (82.3 miles)
Serabit el-Khadim, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 2' 12" N	33° 27' 33" E	135.3km (84.1 miles)
Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 1' 13" N	33° 24' 7" E	136.0km (84.5 miles)
Nadi quarry, East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	29° 45' 4" N	31° 51' 19" E	136.1km (84.6 miles)
Abu Zarab paleokarst, Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 1' 0" N	33° 22' 59" E	136.1km (84.6 miles)
Abu Thor area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 0' 44" N	33° 23' 59" E	136.9km (85.0 miles)
Araba Formation, Um Bogma area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 0' 0" N	33° 19' 59" E	137.3km (85.3 miles)
Um Bogma Formation, Um Bogma area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	29° 0' 0" N	33° 19' 59" E	137.3km (85.3 miles)
Wadi Araba nephelinite occurrences, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 7' 59" N	32° 28' 59" E	137.8km (85.6 miles)
Gabal Allouga, Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 59' 49" N	33° 24' 15" E	138.6km (86.1 miles)
Wadi Baba, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 58' 51" N	33° 17' 43" E	139.0km (86.4 miles)
Wadi El-Sahu, Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 58' 0" N	33° 22' 59" E	141.6km (88.0 miles)
Gabal Um Hamd, Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 58' 0" N	33° 23' 59" E	141.9km (88.2 miles)
Wadi Maghareh (Wadi Maghara; Wadi Magharah), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 53' 50" N	33° 22' 21" E	149.1km (92.7 miles)
El Sheikh Soliman, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 52' 59" N	33° 22' 59" E	150.8km (93.7 miles)
Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	30° 34' 42" N	34° 49' 4" E	163.9km (101.8 miles)
Petrified Forest, East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	29° 57' 54" N	31° 28' 44" E	164.1km (102.0 miles)
Givat Hayil, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	30° 58' 35" N	34° 39' 51" E	166.6km (103.5 miles)
Shen Ramon syenite, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	30° 34' 19" N	34° 51' 14" E	167.1km (103.8 miles)
Wadi Akhdar area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 49' 0" N	33° 46' 0" E	167.3km (104.0 miles)
Ein Avadat, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	30° 49' 36" N	34° 46' 0" E	167.9km (104.3 miles)
Gavnunim syenite intrusion, Makhtesh Ramon, Ramat Negev Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	30° 35' 11" N	34° 52' 46" E	169.9km (105.6 miles)
Abu Durba Intrusion, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt	28° 49' 59" N	34° 0' 0" E	174.9km (108.7 miles)
Biq'at Hayareah Plateau, Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel	29° 40' 0" N	34° 52' 59" E	177.4km (110.2 miles)
Mokatam (Mokattam), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 1' 18" N	31° 18' 11" E	179.9km (111.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Sinai-Levant basin, Arabian Plate	Basin
Asia	Continent
Egypt	Country
North Sinai Governorate, Egypt	Governorate
Israel Accretionary complex, Eurasian Plate	Accretionary Complex

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Egypt, Shamal Sina', Al-Hasanah	69.26.318.0.0.0

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