Daraw

Daraw (, from Akhmimic ) is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt.

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Place details

Locality: مدينه دراو
Region: أسوان
Country: مصر
Population: 61,790
Timezone: Africa/Cairo

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Daraw
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 590.6
Settlement.population_total: 152,541
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_demonym: Darawi (Male, Arabic: دراوي) Darawiyah (Female, Arabic: دراوية)
Settlement.timezone1: EET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +2
Settlement.timezone1_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset1_DST: +3
Settlement.native_name: دراو
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: DarawKinziCourt.jpg
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aswan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Wikidata facts

Population: 152541
Elevation: 96
Image: DarawKinziCourt.jpg

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Daraw (, from Akhmimic ) is a city in the Aswan Governorate, Egypt.

== Geography == It is located on the eastern bank of the Nile, six kilometers south of Kom Ombo and 38 kilometers north of the city of Aswan. Its population was 152,541 in 2023. In addition to the center, four nearby villages belong to the administrative area of Daraw. For a long time, Daraw was the most important camel market in Egypt.