Shawkan
Shawkan is a city in Yemen with a population of about 0.
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 | 20 |
| Population | 0 |
| Local currency | YER |
| Coordinates | 14.0319, 45.6214 |
| Time zone | Asia/Aden |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 212 km · Sanaa |
| Population (Yemen) | #9134 most populated in Yemen |
| Where on Earth | 14°1′55″N · 45°37′17″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,562 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,457 km |
| Same latitude as | Al Qadarif (Sudan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -14.03, -134.38 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 1,600 km |
| Cairo | 2,312 km |
| Moscow | 4,690 km |
| Paris | 5,522 km |
| London | 5,819 km |
| Singapore | 6,547 km |