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The 2010 Sharm El Sheikh shark attacks were a series of attacks by sharks on swimmers off the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.On 1 December 2010, three Russians and one Ukrainian were seriously injured within minutes of each other, and, on 5 December 2010, a German woman was killed when she was attacked while wading and snorkeling in the shallows close to the shoreline.
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 ...
Flash Airlines Flight 604 was a charter flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport in Egypt to Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France, with a stop-over at Cairo International Airport, provided by Egyptian private charter company Flash Airlines.
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Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh see 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake: 27.58 33.9 2 6.6 M w: 15 injured October 12, 1992 13:09 Dahshur, Egypt see 1992 Cairo earthquake: 29.778 31.144 561 5.8 mb: 12,392 injured [4] November 22, 1995 04:15 Gulf of Aqaba see 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake: 28.826 34.799 9–12 7.3 M w: 30–69 injured
The tourist industry in Egypt, and particularly in Luxor, was seriously affected by the resultant slump in visitors and remained depressed until sinking even lower with the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings, and the 2006 Dahab bombings. [citation needed]
Control tower at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. The airport was opened on 14 May 1968 as an Israeli Air Force base. [citation needed] After the signing of the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1979 and subsequent Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula, it was reopened as a civilian airport.
UTC time: 1969-03-31 07:15:52: ISC event: 811717: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: March 31, 1969 (): Local time: 09:15:52: Magnitude: 6.6 M w [1]: Depth: 10 km (6 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Dip-slip (normal): Areas affected: Egypt: Total damage: Severe [2]: Max. intensity: MMI VII (Very strong) [3]: Casualties: 2 killed, 15 injured [4]: The 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake occurred on March 31 ...