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Eastern Desert

Range Type	Miscellaneous physical or political Feature
Highest Point	Jebel Erba (2217 m/7274 ft)
Countries	Sudan (61%), Egypt (39%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Al Bahr Al Ahmar (31%), Aswān (2%), As Suways (1%), Ash Sharqīyah (1%), Al Jīzah (1%), Ad Daqahlīyah (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	566,841 sq km / 218,857 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,715 km / 1,066 mi North-South 759 km / 471 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	23° 53' N; 34° 0' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Eastern Desert
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Sahara Desert Ranges	Level 2 (Parent)
Western Sahara Desert	Level 3 (Sibling)
Central Sahara Desert	Level 3 (Sibling)
Tibesti	Level 3 (Sibling)
Libyan Desert	Level 3 (Sibling)
Eastern Desert	Level 3

Major Peaks of the Eastern Desert

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range4
1.	Jebel Erba	2217	7274
2.	Jabal Oda	2160	7087
3.	Jabal Shaib al Banat	2087	6847
4.	Jebel Hamata	1961	6434
5.	Gebel Amm Anad	1782	5846
6.	Jebel Kuror	1240	4068
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

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