Editing Arish (section)

{{Short description|City in Sinai, Egypt}}
{{about|the Egyptian port city on the Mediterranean coast of northern Sinai; near Israel and Gaza|other uses|Arish (disambiguation)}}
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'''ʻArish''' or '''el-ʻArīsh''' ({{langx|ar|العريش}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|DIN|al-ʿArīš&nbsp;}}'' {{IPA|arz|elʕæˈɾiːʃ}}) is the [[capital city|capital]] and largest city of the [[North Sinai Governorate]] of Egypt, as well as the largest city on the [[Sinai Peninsula]], lying on the [[Mediterranean]] coast {{convert|344|km|mi}} northeast of [[Cairo]] and {{convert|45|km|mi}} west of the [[Egypt–Gaza border]]. The population was 204,391 in 2023.<ref name="citypopulation" />

In antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, the city was known as '''[[Rhinocorura|Rinokoroura]]''' ({{Langx|grc|Ῥινοκόρουρα}}, {{Langx|cop|ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=TM Places |url=https://www.trismegistos.org/place/2052 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=www.trismegistos.org}}</ref>

ʻArīsh is located at the mouth of [[Wadi al-Arish]], a {{convert|250|km|mi}} long [[Intermittent river|ephemeral]] watercourse. The [[Egyptian Protectorates|Azzaraniq Protectorate]] is on the eastern side of ʻArīsh.<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/34362/Al-Arish Arish]</span>. Britannica.com</ref>