Gabal Elba

Elba Mountain
Elba Mountain
Location in Sudan
Elba Mountain
Elba Mountain (Sudan)
Highest point
Elevation1,435 m (4,708 ft)
Coordinates22°11′16″N 36°22′14″E / 22.18778°N 36.37056°E / 22.18778; 36.37056
Naming
Native nameجَبَل علْبَة (Arabic)
Geography
LocationEgypt / Sudan
Northeast Africa

Gabal Elba (Arabic: جَبَل علْبَة Gabal ʿElba, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈɡæbæl ˈʕelbæ], "Box Mountain"), or Elba Mountain, is a mountain as well as a mountainous area in the Halaib Triangle of Northeast Africa. It is claimed by both Egypt and Sudan, but is under Egyptian control.