Is Kawm Umbū safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Kawm Umbū safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kawm Umbū scores 54/100 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.
Kawm Umbū scores 54/100 (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 Kawm Umbū: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Aswān at 24.4667° N, 32.9500° E, Kawm Umbū lies 642.9 km NNW of Cairo. Time zone: UTC.
Aswān
24.4667° N, 32.9500° E
Lowland
UTC
71,596
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Egypt)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Egypt travel advice & laws.
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