Talk:Arish

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Should there be a space in the name or not? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sam Francis (talk • contribs).

Sinai is in Asia not North Africa. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.80.50.105 (talk • contribs).

I live in Arish and found all sorts of errors in the existing article. There is no marina - there are not several luxury hotels (only one hotel that merits five stars) and other errors. Would sometime to contact me to help me learn how to edit. This is my first experience except as a reader. Olsong (talk) 19:15, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

This is a great city which has been fought for a long time. This city could be done perfect for a class project. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.231.241.234 (talk • contribs)

""when it was peacefully returned to Egypt after israel was defeated in 1973 war.""

This sentence is total BS. Israel was only "defeated" according to Nasser and Arab propaganda in general. Any rational observer would call it an Israeli victory, as evidenced by the fact that they didn't give Al Arish back until 1979, long after the war. It was handed over voluntarily by Israel under the Carter-moderated peace accords.


 * Yes, but you mean Sadat - Nasser was long dead by then. You Really have to laugh at Arab Thousand and One Night fairy tales. Israeli forces under Sharon, a genius military strategist, were on the main highway to Cairo, when a panicked Egypt begged the USSR and USA to pressure Israel into a ceasefire. Some Israeli 'defeat' ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.84.208 (talk) 16:44, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Addition/s to History section?
This BBC site says that four men that were being sought in connection with the April 2005 triple suicide bombing in the north Sinai town of Dahab turned themselves in on May 11 and 12 of 2005 in Al Arish. Please also see this site. The BBC said Egyptian authorities said the men were part of "Tawhid wal Jihad." I'll be trying to find other Al Arish references, specifically if anything happened to it in the Six Day War since it was in the area taken over. My recollection was that it was bombed during this time. Scrolling southwest from Gaza, this Google map of this area now shows it looking built up and inhabited. Now that I'm looking this up it seems Al Arish has been in the news other times since the Six Day War.


 * You expect HISTORY from the BBC???? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.84.208 (talk) 16:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

DonL (talk) 06:53, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Old minaret at El Arish
Does anybody have information about the old minaret at El Arish? Specifically, I'm seeking images of the minaret and its location (latitude and longitude).

It's my understanding that the minaret was/is a very noticable structure, viewable from the sea, that was/is often used as a reference for ship/boat navigation.Ken (talk) 20:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Still seeking the exact location and images of the minaret. Since my original posting, I discovered (via early 20th century photographic images) that the old minaret and its mosque were located very close to the now-destroyed citadel, and I've read that one wall of the citadel partially remains; i.e., the exact location of the old citadel wall is virtually the exact location of the old minaret and mosque. So, exactly where are remains of the citadel wall located?Ken (talk) 19:32, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

I've learned from a reliable source, a trustworthy person in El Arish who wishes to remain anonymous, that the old mosque and minaret at El Arish were replaced with new structures as of July 2009. The location is: 31 07' 19.7" N, 33 47' 56.7" E.Ken (talk) 18:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

"el" Arish
there is no reason to capitalise the al or el in arabic names in the middle of an English sentence. It's like calling the Atlantic "The Atlantic" in the middle of a sentence, it makes you think you are talking about the magazine, not the ocean. For a good look at the use of articles in arabic, the al-Qaeda article jumps to mind. Brinerustle (talk) 19:05, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Military cemetery
The article mentions a World War One military cemetery there designed by Robert Lorimer (who was in charge of war memorials and cemeteries in Egypt and much of the eastern Mediterranean). The only ref is to an offline source with no useful details provided. No such cemetery is listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website (the official body responsible for such places) and I can't find any other references, even on websites too informal to be reliable sources. I'm guessing this is an error and it's confused with somewhere else; possibly Kantara/Qantara on the Suez Canal to where the article mentions some dead people being brought. --Colapeninsula (talk) 16:24, 6 July 2020 (UTC)