Jabal Hamzah ballistic missile test and launch facility
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Ballistic missile test and launch facility was built in the late 1950s and it is the oldest functioning ballistic missile installation in the developing world, located near Jabal Hamzah 62 kilometres (39 mi) west-northwest of Cairo.[2]
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Jabal Hamzah Ballistic Missile Test and Launch Facility | |
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قاعدة إطلاق و اختبار الصواريخ الباليستية بجبل حمزة | |
Part of the Egyptian Army | |
near 6th October City and Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, Cairo in Egypt | |
Coordinates | 30°07′32.7″N 30°36′18.5″E |
Type | Missile launch facility |
Area | Unknown[1] |
Site information | |
Owner | Egyptian Armed Forces |
Operator | Egyptian Army |
Open to the public | No |
Condition | Unknown[1] |
Site history | |
Built | Late 1950 (1950)s[2] |
Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War[3] |
Events | Al Zafir and Al Kahir SRBMs testing[3][4] |
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