What is "shalateen"

Shalateen ( ; also spelled Alshalateen or Shalatin) is the biggest town just north of the Halayeb Triangle, Egypt. It is located south of Hurghada and serves as the administrative center ( markaze) of all Egyptian territory up to the border between Egypt and Sudan, including the villages of:

• Abu Ramad, to the southeast;
• Halayeb, to the southeast;
• Ras Hadarba to the southeast. Ras Hadarba or Cape Hadarba lies on the shores of the Red Sea to the southeast of the city of Halayeb and to the east of mount Hadarba from which it takes its name. The village of Ras Hadarba lies just north of the borders between Egypt and Sudan which run along the 22 degree north parallel of latitude;
• Marsa Hameera, to the north; and
• Abrak, to the west.

The first three of the above towns (Abu Ramad, Halayeb and Ras Hadarba) are located within the disputed Halayeb Triangle.