Bir al-Abd

Coordinates: 31°01′05″N 33°00′40″E / 31.018056°N 33.011111°E / 31.018056; 33.011111
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Bir al-Abed
بئر العبد
City
UTC+2
(not observed)
1974 excavation in Bir al-Abed: an ancient silo

Bir al-Abed (

Markaz, located on the international coastal road on the shores of Lake Bardawil
.

History

On 9 August 1916, the

Turkish Army force. British patrols discovered them on 8 August and the remainder of the ANZAC Division got into a position to attack the next day. The assault was launched on early 9 August and became a day of attack and counter-attack. Finally in the early evening Chauvel, commanding the ANZAC Division, ordered his troops to withdraw leaving the Turkish force in command of the battleground.[2]

On 24 November 2017, in the

El Arish and Bir al-Abed.[8]

On 12 October 2019, a blast killed nine members from the same family when they were returning from an olive farm and wounded the other six during the battle against the insurgency in the area.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fewster, Basarin, Basarin 2003, pp.xi–xii
  2. Ottoman Turkish Empire. While the terms have distinct historical meanings, within many English-language sources the term "Turkey" and "Ottoman Empire" are used synonymously, although many academic sources differ in their approaches.[1]
    The sources used in this article predominantly use the term "Turkey". .
  3. ^ "Egypt attack: More than 230 killed in Sinai mosque". BBC News. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "The Latest: Egypt says death toll in mosque attack up to 200". Associated Press News. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Deadly blast strikes mosque in Egypt's Sinai". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Egypt mosque attack: Death toll rises to 235, state media says". Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sinai mosque massacre: What we know". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ^ Lee, Ian; Laura Smith-Spark; Hamdi Alkhshali (2017-11-25). "Egypt hunts for killers after mosque attack leaves at least 235 dead". CNN. Retrieved 2017-11-25. Gunmen fired on people fleeing after explosions took place at the mosque between Bir al-Abed and the city of al-Arish.
  9. Times of Israel
    . Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Unidentified missile kills family in Bir al-Abd, Egyptian security forces thwart suicide attack in Arish". Mada Masr. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.