Shawkan
Shawkan is a city in Yemen with a population of about 0.
YemenSmall town🕐 Asia/Aden
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan (شوكان), is an Egyptian photojournalist who was arrested for taking photos of the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the post-coup unrest by the Egyptian government since 2013, where he faced the death penalty. By September 2018 he had been sentenced to a five-year prison term and was expected to be released shortly thereafter; he was released on 4 March 2019.
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About Shawkan
| Country | Yemen |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 15 |
| Population | 0 |
| Local currency | YER |
| Coordinates | 16.7727, 43.2902 |
| Time zone | Asia/Aden |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 186 km · Sanaa |
| Population (Yemen) | #9134 most populated in Yemen |
| Where on Earth | 16°46′22″N · 43°17′25″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,867 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,152 km |
| Same latitude as | Tuxtla (Mexico) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -16.77, -136.71 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 1,556 km |
| Cairo | 1,918 km |
| Moscow | 4,361 km |
| Paris | 5,128 km |
| London | 5,426 km |
| Singapore | 6,834 km |