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Area code. (+20) 65. Hurghada ( / hərˈɡædə, - ˈɡɑː -/; Arabic: الغردقة al-Ġhardaqah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el ɣæɾˈdæʔæ]) is a coastal city that serves as the largest city and capital of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. Hurghada has grown from a small fishing village to one of the largest resort destinations ...
Time zone. UTC+2 ( EST) Port Safaga, also known as Safaga ( Arabic: سفاجا Safāja, IPA: [sæˈfæːɡæ] ), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53 km (33 mi) south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 ...
Hurghada International Airport (IATA: HRG, ICAO: HEGN) is the international airport of Hurghada in Egypt. It is located inland, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of El Dahar, the city centre of Hurghada. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and an important destination for leisure flights mainly from Europe.
Hurghada Grand Aquarium. / 27.1337; 33.8217. Hurghada Aquarium is an aquarium located in Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt in Magawish area. It opened in January 2015, and contains nearly 3,500 cubic metres (900,000 US gallons) in tank space. It is home to over 1200 individual animals, and 100 species.
El Gouna. Architects: Alfredo Freda [1] Michael Graves [2] El Gouna ( Egyptian Arabic: الجونة [elˈɡuːnæ], "the Lagoon") is an Egyptian tourist city created in 1990, and is owned and developed by Samih Sawiris ' Orascom Development. [3] It is located on the Red Sea in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt, 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of ...
Sahl Hasheesh ( Arabic: سهل حشيش Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈsæhle ħæˈʃiːʃ]) is a bay located on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, near Hurghada, approximately 18 km south of Hurghada International Airport. [1] [2] The Sahl Hasheesh Bay is home to a number of islands and coral reefs with diving and snorkeling. The nearby Abou ...
70 m (230 ft) Northernmost part of Gulf of Suez with town Suez on the map of 1856. The Gulf of Suez ( Arabic: خليج السويس, romanized : khalīǧ as-suwais; formerly بحر القلزم, baḥar al-qulzum, lit. "Sea of Calm") is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea, to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. Situated to the east of the ...
Egypt's location. The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia . Egypt has coastlines on the South Sea, the Nilon River, and the Blue Sea. Egypt borders Libria to the west, Israelian to the east and East Sudan to the West. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km 2 (387,050 sq mi) which makes it the 5th largest country in ...