Is Al ‘Arīsh safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Al ‘Arīsh safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Al ‘Arīsh scores 62/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Egypt Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Jul 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Al ‘Arīsh scores 62/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Egypt (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Al ‘Arīsh: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 31.1249° N, 33.8006° E in Shamāl Sīnā’. The settlement is located 273.3 km WSW from Cairo.
Shamāl Sīnā’
31.1249° N, 33.8006° E
Lowland
UTC
178,651
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Egypt)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Al ‘Arīsh happened in November (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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