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{{Short description|Mountain range pass In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt}} |
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The '''Mitla Pass''' ({{lang-ar|ممر متلة}}) is a 32 km-long snaky pass in the [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is about 50 km east of [[Suez]]. It is famous as the site of major battles between [[Israel]] and [[Egypt]] in 1956, 1967 and 1973. |
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{{Infobox mountain pass |
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| name = Mitla Pass |
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| photo = To Sinai by car. The Mitla pass looking east from the plain LOC matpc.15553.jpg |
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| photo_caption = The Mitla pass in 1920 looking east from the plain |
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| map = Egypt Sinai |
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| map_caption = Location in the Sinai. |
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| elevation_m = 480 |
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| traversed = Route 50 |
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| location = [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] |
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| label = Mitla Pass |
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| coords = {{Coord|30|0|52.4|N|32|53|0.4|E|type:pass_region:EG-SIN|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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The '''Mitla Pass''' ({{langx|ar|ممر متلة}}, {{langx|he|מיתלה}}) is a {{convert|480|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} [[mountain pass|pass]] snaking {{convert|32|km|mi}} in the [[Sinai Peninsula]] of [[Egypt]], wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about {{convert|50|km|mi}} east of [[Suez]]. It is the monotonous ride through here and [[Nekhel]], a wilderness that provides the shortest route between [[Nuweiba]] and [[Cairo]].<ref name=SinaiRough>{{cite book |last=Richardson |first=Dan |title=Sinai Rough Guides Snapshot Egypt |year=2013 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9781409336174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZnqZFNbK3YC&pg=PT68 |access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref> Buses carrying tourists to [[Mount Sinai]], [[St. Catherine's Monastery]], and [[Feiran Oasis]] travel through there.<ref name=RoughGuide>{{cite book |last= Richardson |first=Dan |title=Egypt |year=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=9781843530503 |url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoegyp00danr |url-access= registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoegyp00danr/page/n698 675] |quote=Egypt Rough Guide.|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref> |
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=== [[Ariel_Sharon#Mitla_incident|Mitla incident]] during War of 1956 === |
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==Wars between Israel and Egypt== |
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In 1956 war the pass was taken without permission by the 202nd brigade commanded by [[Ariel Sharon]] at the cost of 38 Israeli casualties. Sharon was criticised for this. |
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[[File:Aerial view of the road through Mitla Pass dotted with wrecked Egyptian vehicles and armour after Israel air force attacks. June 1967. D326-013.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of the road through Mitla Pass dotted with wrecked Egyptian vehicles and armour after Israeli air force attacks in June 1967.]] |
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Mitla Pass is a site of major battles between the militaries of [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] during the wars of [[Suez Crisis|1956]], [[Six-Day War|1967]], and [[Yom Kippur War|1973]].<ref name=Dayan>{{cite book |last=Bar-On |first=Mordechai |title=Moshe Dayan: Israel's Controversial Hero |year=2012 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300183252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=82jzA4LcZuQC&pg=PA96 |access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref> |
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=== Battle of the Mitla Pass, [[Yom Kippur war]] 1973 === |
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===Mitla incident during the Suez War=== |
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Politician [[Amir Peretz]] was badly wounded during the battle at Mitla pass. |
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During the Israeli invasion of Egypt in the [[Suez Crisis|Suez War]] of 1956 the pass was captured by the 202nd Brigade of the Israeli army, commanded by [[Ariel Sharon]], without the approval of the Israeli leadership. Sharon faced elements of the Egyptian 2nd Brigade, which had prepared an ambush within the pass. Egyptians pinned down such famous Israelis as [[Mordechai Gur]] and [[Uri Dan]] under fire throughout the afternoon of October 31, 1956. [[Aharon Davidi]] and [[Rafael Eitan]] sent in two companies to clear Egyptians from both sides of the pass between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that evening. The Israelis suffered 40 casualties and about 120 wounded, while the Egyptians suffered 260 casualties. Sharon was criticized for this.<ref name=Dayan/> |
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===Yom Kippur War=== |
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During the [[Yom Kippur War]], on October 14, 1973, the Egyptians tried to reach the pass with elements of their Fourth Armored Division, but their offensive was halted by IDF armor and air power. Figures of Egyptian tank losses vary with the source consulted. ''The Two O'Clock War'' gives the Israeli figure but the Egyptian one is lower.<ref name=Dayan/> |
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==See also== |
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{{Egypt-geo-stub}} |
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* [[Ariel Sharon#1956 Suez War|Ariel Sharon: Mitla incident]] |
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* [[Ras Sedr massacre]] |
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==References== |
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[[hr:Prolaz Mitla]] |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{Cite book |author=Walter J. Boyne |authorlink=Walter J. Boyne |year=2002 |title=The Two O'Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel |url=https://archive.org/details/twooclockwar197300boyn |url-access=registration |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books |isbn=978-0312273033 }} |
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== External links == |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Mitla pass}} |
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[[Category:Six-Day War]] |
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[[Category:Suez Crisis]] |
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[[Category:Yom Kippur War]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 31 October 2024
| Mitla Pass | |
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 The Mitla pass in 1920 looking east from the plain | |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,575 ft) |
| Traversed by | Route 50 |
| Location | Sinai |
| Coordinates | 30°0′52.4″N 32°53′0.4″E / 30.014556°N 32.883444°E |
  Mitla Pass Location in the Sinai. | |
The Mitla Pass (Arabic: ممر متلة, Hebrew: מיתלה) is a 480-metre-high (1,570 ft) pass snaking 32 kilometres (20 mi) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez. It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel, a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo.[1] Buses carrying tourists to Mount Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, and Feiran Oasis travel through there.[2]
Wars between Israel and Egypt
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Mitla Pass is a site of major battles between the militaries of Egypt and Israel during the wars of 1956, 1967, and 1973.[3]
Mitla incident during the Suez War
[edit]During the Israeli invasion of Egypt in the Suez War of 1956 the pass was captured by the 202nd Brigade of the Israeli army, commanded by Ariel Sharon, without the approval of the Israeli leadership. Sharon faced elements of the Egyptian 2nd Brigade, which had prepared an ambush within the pass. Egyptians pinned down such famous Israelis as Mordechai Gur and Uri Dan under fire throughout the afternoon of October 31, 1956. Aharon Davidi and Rafael Eitan sent in two companies to clear Egyptians from both sides of the pass between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. that evening. The Israelis suffered 40 casualties and about 120 wounded, while the Egyptians suffered 260 casualties. Sharon was criticized for this.[3]
Yom Kippur War
[edit]During the Yom Kippur War, on October 14, 1973, the Egyptians tried to reach the pass with elements of their Fourth Armored Division, but their offensive was halted by IDF armor and air power. Figures of Egyptian tank losses vary with the source consulted. The Two O'Clock War gives the Israeli figure but the Egyptian one is lower.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Richardson, Dan (2013). Sinai Rough Guides Snapshot Egypt. Penguin. ISBN 9781409336174. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Richardson, Dan (2003). Egypt. Rough Guides. p. 675. ISBN 9781843530503. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
Egypt Rough Guide.
- ^ a b c Bar-On, Mordechai (2012). Moshe Dayan: Israel's Controversial Hero. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300183252. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Walter J. Boyne (2002). The Two O'Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel. Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 978-0312273033.
External links
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