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Sharm el Sheikh and the Strait of Tiran in the 1840 Kiepert map of the Sinai Peninsula. The town of Shurm is shown just north of two bays: Sharm El Sheikh and Sharm El Miya (Arabic: شرم المية). This area forms the southern tip of the modern city. Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, at the southern tip of the Sinai ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Eilat خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة (Arabic) מפרץ אילת (Hebrew) The Sinai Peninsula with the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west Gulf of Aqaba Location West Asia Coordinates 28°45′N ...
See 2004 Sinai bombings, 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings and 2006 Dahab bombings). Since the 2011 Egyptian revolution, unrest has become more prevalent in the area including the August 2012 Sinai attack in which 16 Egyptian soldiers were killed by militants. (See Sinai insurgency.) Also on the rise are kidnappings of refugees. According to Meron ...
Sharq El Owainat: HEOW Sharm El Sheikh International Airport: SSH Sharm El Sheikh: HESH Sohag International Airport: HMB Sohag: HEMK St. Catherine International Airport: SKV St. Catherine: HESC Taba International Airport: TCP Taba: HETB Military airports Cairo West Air Base: CWE Cairo: HECW Almaza Air Force Base Cairo: HEAZ Wadi El Gandali ...
Map. The Blue Hole was historically avoided by Bedouin tribes people who inhabited the area. [citation needed] The Sinai Peninsula was occupied by Israel from the Six-Day War of 1967 until it was returned to Egypt by Israel under the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979. During the Israeli occupation, the Blue Hole developed a significant ...
Naama Bay (Arabic: خليج نعمة) is a natural bay in Sharm El Sheikh resort and is considered the main hub for tourists in the city, as it is famous for its cafes, restaurants, hotels, and bazaars. [1]
The park is situated in the tourist region of the Red Sea Riviera, located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the city of Sharm El Sheikh.The park spans an area of 480 km 2 (190 sq mi), including 135 km 2 (52 sq mi) of surface land area and 345 km 2 (133 sq mi) area over water. [5]
Egypt had initially requested UNEF withdrawal from locations other than Sharm El Sheikh, [15] but UN Secretary-General U Thant demanded an all-or-nothing withdrawal. [16] The US president at the time, Lyndon Johnson, said the following about closure of these straits being a cause of the Six-Day War: [17] [18]