located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity bawiti
___MASK74___ is the world ' s second - largest and second - ___MASK49___ - populous continent . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the ___MASK14___ Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . ___MASK8___ (; ', , " Kimi "), officially the Arab Republic of ___MASK8___ , is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and ___MASK47___ corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula . ___MASK8___ is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast , the Gulf of Aqaba to the east , the Red Sea to the east and ___MASK16___ , Sudan to the ___MASK16___ , and Libya to the west . Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies ___MASK53___ , and across from the Sinai Peninsula lies Saudi Arabia , although ___MASK53___ and Saudi Arabia do not share a land border with ___MASK8___ . It is the world ' s only contiguous Afrasian nation . ___MASK53___ ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom of ___MASK53___ ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East Bank of the ___MASK53___ River . ___MASK53___ is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , ___MASK6___ to the north , Israel , Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . ___MASK53___ is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , Amman , is ___MASK53___ ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . The olive , known by the botanical name Olea europaea , meaning " European olive ", is a species ___MASK69___ small tree in the family Oleaceae , found in the Mediterranean Basin from ___MASK39___ to the Levant , the Arabian Peninsula , and southern Asia as far east as ___MASK42___ , as well as the Canary Islands , Mauritius and Réunion . The species is cultivated in many places and considered naturalized in all the countries ___MASK69___ the Mediterranean coast , as well as in Argentina , Saudi Arabia , Java , Norfolk Island , California and Bermuda . The mango is a juicy stone fruit ( drupe ) belonging to the genus " Mangifera ", consisting ___MASK69___ numerous tropical fruiting trees , cultivated mostly for edible fruit . The majority ___MASK69___ these species are found in nature as wild mangoes . They all belong to the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae . The mango is native to South Asia , from where it has been distributed worldwide to become one ___MASK69___ the ___MASK49___ cultivated fruits in the tropics . In geography , an oasis ( plural : oases ) is an isolated area ___MASK69___ vegetation in a desert , typically surrounding a spring or similar water source , such as a pond or small lake . Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough . The location ___MASK69___ oases has been ___MASK69___ critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas ; caravans must travel via oases so that supplies ___MASK69___ water and food can be replenished . Thus , political or military control ___MASK69___ an oasis has in many cases meant control ___MASK69___ trade on a particular route . For example , the oases ___MASK69___ Awjila , Ghadames , and Kufra , situated in modern - day Libya , have at various times been vital to both North - South and ___MASK7___ - West trade in the Sahara Desert . El - Bawiti ( Arabic :  , al - Bw ) is a town in the Western desert in ___MASK8___ . With 30 , 000 inhabitants , it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis . ___MASK4___ (" as - Sdn ", ), also known as North ___MASK4___ and officially the Republic of the ___MASK4___ (" Jumhriyyat as - Sdn "), is a country in Northern Africa . It is bordered by ___MASK8___ to the north , the Red Sea , Eritrea , and Ethiopia to the east , ___MASK41___ to the south , the Central African Republic to the southwest , Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest . It is the third largest country in Africa . The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves . Before the Sudanese Civil War , ___MASK41___ was part of ___MASK4___ but broke away in 2011 . Its predominant religion is Islam . ___MASK85___ , officially known as the State ___MASK69___ ___MASK85___ , is a country in the Middle ___MASK7___ , on the southeastern shore ___MASK69___ the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore ___MASK69___ the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , ___MASK6___ to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories ___MASK69___ the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . ___MASK85___ ' s financial and technology center is Tel Aviv , while its seat ___MASK69___ government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city ___MASK69___ Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized . Asia is ___MASK2___ ' s largest and ___MASK49___ populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass ___MASK69___ Eurasia with the continent ___MASK69___ Europe . Asia covers an area ___MASK69___ , about 30 % ___MASK69___ ___MASK2___ ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % ___MASK69___ the ___MASK2___ ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority ___MASK69___ the human population , was the site ___MASK69___ many ___MASK69___ the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent ___MASK69___ 4 . 4 billion people . The ___MASK55___ ___MASK69___ Aqaba (" Khalij al - Aqabah ") or ___MASK55___ ___MASK69___ Eilat (" Mifrats Eilat ") is a large gulf at the ___MASK91___ tip ___MASK69___ the Red Sea , ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ the Sinai Peninsula and west ___MASK69___ the Arabian ___MASK58___ . Its coastline is divided between four countries : ___MASK8___ , Israel , ___MASK53___ , and Saudi Arabia . One classical breakdown ___MASK69___ economic activity distinguishes three sectors : El - Wahat el - Bahariya or el - Bahariya (" al - Wt al - Barya ", meaning " the ___MASK28___ Oases ") is a depression and oasis in the Western Desert of ___MASK8___ . It is approximately 370 km away from Cairo . Located in ___MASK22___ , the main economic sectors are agriculture , iron ore mining , and tourism . The main agricultural products are guavas , mangos , dates , and olives . A land bridge , in biogeography , is an isthmus or wider land connection between otherwise separate areas , over which animals and plants are able to ___MASK82___ and colonise new lands . A land bridge can be created by marine regression , in which sea levels fall , exposing shallow , previously submerged sections of continental shelf ; or when new land is created by plate tectonics ; or occasionally when the sea floor rises due to post - glacial rebound after an ice age . ___MASK22___ ("") is one of the governorates of Egypt . It is in the center of the country , situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo . Its capital is the city of Giza . It includes a stretch of the left bank of the Nile Valley around Giza , and acquired a large stretch of Egypt ' s Western Desert , including Bahariya Oasis when the 6th of October Governorate was merged into it on 14 April 2011 . The ___MASK22___ is also home to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza . ___MASK95___ (; ', ') is the capital and largest city ___MASK69___ ___MASK8___ . The city ' s metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world , and 15th - largest in the world , and is associated with ancient ___MASK8___ , as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city ___MASK69___ Memphis are located in its geographical area . Located near the Nile Delta , modern ___MASK95___ was founded in 969 CE by Jawhar al - Siqilli (" the Sicilian ") ___MASK69___ the Fatimid dynasty , but the land composing the present - day city was the site ___MASK69___ ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts ___MASK69___ Old ___MASK95___ . ___MASK95___ has long been a center ___MASK69___ the region ' s political and cultural life , and is nicknamed " the city ___MASK69___ a thousand minarets " for its preponderance ___MASK69___ Islamic architecture . ___MASK62___ , officially known as the Kingdom ___MASK69___ ___MASK62___ ( KSA ), is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia constituting the bulk ___MASK69___ the Arabian Peninsula . With a land area ___MASK69___ approximately , ___MASK62___ is geographically the fifth - largest state in Asia and second - largest state in the Arab world after ___MASK33___ . ___MASK62___ is bordered by ___MASK53___ and Iraq to the north , Kuwait to the northeast , Qatar , Bahrain , and the United Arab Emirates to the east , Oman to the southeast , and Yemen to the south . It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf ___MASK69___ Aqaba . It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast , and most ___MASK69___ its terrain consists ___MASK69___ arid desert or barren landforms . The ___MASK84___ ( also the Erythraean Sea ) is a seawater inlet ___MASK69___ the ___MASK14___ Ocean , lying between Africa and Asia . The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf ___MASK69___ Aden . To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula , the Gulf ___MASK69___ Aqaba , and the Gulf ___MASK69___ Suez ( leading to the Suez Canal ). The ___MASK84___ is a Global 200 ecoregion . The sea is underlain by the ___MASK84___ Rift which is part ___MASK69___ the Great Rift Valley . ___MASK90___ ("") is a country in the Maghreb region ___MASK69___ North Africa , bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , ___MASK8___ to the east , Sudan to the southeast , Chad and Niger to the south , and Algeria and Tunisia to the west . The three traditional parts ___MASK69___ the country are Tripolitania , Fezzan and Cyrenaica . With an area ___MASK69___ almost , ___MASK90___ is the fourth largest country in Africa , and is the 16th largest country in the world . ___MASK90___ has the 10th - largest proven oil reserves ___MASK69___ any country in the world . The ___MASK79___ (' ), or simply Gaza "', is a small self - governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea , that borders ___MASK8___ on the ___MASK47___ for and Israel on the east and north along a border . Gaza , together with the West Bank , comprise the Palestinian territories claimed by the Palestinians as the State of Palestine . The territories of Gaza and the West Bank are separated from each other by Israeli territory . Both fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority , but Gaza has since June 2007 been governed by Hamas , a Palestinian Islamic organization which came to power in free elections in 2006 . It has been placed under an Israeli and U . S .- led international economic and political boycott from that time onwards . The Sinai Peninsula or simply Sinai ('; ', ; "") is a peninsula in ___MASK8___ , situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south , serving as a land bridge between Asia and Africa . It is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia . Sinai has a land area of about and a population of approximately 1 , 400 , 000 people . The bulk of the peninsula is divided administratively into two of ___MASK8___ ' s 27 governorates ( with three more straddling the Suez Canal area ).