Zafarana, Egypt

Zafarana, Egypt is a submarine cable landing point in Egypt (coordinates 29.1167°, 32.6499°). It serves 9 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Egypt's international connectivity infrastructure.

New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is the government institution which is responsible for the promotion and development of renewable energy projects which include solar and wind energy in Egypt. The main role of the authority is providing research and development for new and renewable energy projects. NREA is affiliated with many energy projects which includes Zafarana wind farm the first wind farm in Egypt and Africa, Jabal al-Zeit wind farm, Benban solar park and others. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Zafarana, Egypt

Cables landing at Zafarana, Egypt are operated by 50 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Altice Portugal, BT, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bayobab, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, and 40 others. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Zafarana, Egypt, international traffic can reach 53 countries through 9 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire and 45 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 3 monitoring events on cables serving Zafarana, Egypt in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• India Europe Xpress (IEX) (2026) — India Europe Xpress (IEX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 11 landing points — including Djibouti City, Jeddah, Marseille, Mumbai, Neom, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Red2Med (2023) — Red2Med is a domestic submarine cable network within Egypt, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Port Said, Ras Ghareb, Suez, Zafarana. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• PEACE Cable (2022) — PEACE Cable is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across North Africa, Middle East, South Asia. With 14 landing points — including Abu Talat, Berbera, Bizerte, Jeddah, Kalba, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) (2017) — Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 20 landing points — including Abu Talat, Aden, Al Bustan, Bari, Cape D’Aguilar, and 15 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-5 (2016) — SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points — including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International (2014) — Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting North Africa and Middle East and Europe, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Abu Talat, Egypt, Al Seeb, Oman, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mazara del Vallo, Italy and others. Read more →
• Europe India Gateway (EIG) (2011) — Europe India Gateway (EIG) is a 15,000 km submarine cable that connects twelve countries on three continents — the United Kingdom and Portugal at the European end, then Spain, France, Gibraltar, Monaco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and finally Mumbai, India. Ready for service in 2011, EIG has been in the ground for over a decade. Read more →
• SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia (2009) — SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and Middle East and Southern Africa, with 8 landing points across 8 countries including Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Maputo, Mozambique and others. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.