Abu Ramad
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Abu Ramad
أبو رماد | |
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Location in the Halaib Triangle | |
| Coordinates: 22°23′33″N 36°23′36″E / 22.39250°N 36.39333°E | |
| Country | De jure Disputed area between: De facto Administered by: |
| Governorate | Red Sea Governorate (Egypt) |
| State | Red Sea State (Sudan) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Abu Ramad (Arabic: أبو رماد, romanized: 'abū Ramād [æbuɾæˈmæd], "ashy one") is a town located in the Halaib Triangle, a 20,580 km2 (7,950 sq mi) area disputed between Egypt and the Sudan.[1] It is currently de facto administered by Egypt.[2][3]