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A four color map of the Red Sea and its bordering countries. The Red Sea may be geographically divided into three sections: the Red Sea proper, and in the north, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez. The six countries bordering the Red Sea proper are: Eastern shore: Saudi Arabia; Yemen; Western shore: Egypt; Sudan; Eritrea; Djibouti
The Red Sea Riviera, Egypt's eastern coastline along the Red Sea, consists of resort cities on the western shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and along the eastern coast of mainland Egypt, south of the Gulf of Suez. The combination of a favorable climate, warm sea, thousands of kilometers of shoreline, and abundant natural and archaeological points of ...
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 ...
The Red Sea coastal desert extends north and south along the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, which bound it on the east. It includes both a narrow coastal strip and the Red Sea Hills , a range of coastal mountains that runs parallel to the coast.
The islands located on the Northern coast of the Red Sea include [4]. Sanafir Island [5] [independent source needed]; Tiran Island [6] [better source needed]; Al Nabageyah; Al Uwandiyah
Saudi Arabia is spending billions on transforming its Red Sea coastline with new resorts, eco retreats and diving venues, plus an international airport, expected to unlock the region to big ...
The trade from Berenice along the Red Sea coast is described in the 1st century CE travelogue Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, written by a Greek merchant based in Alexandria. The Periplus states that "on the right-hand coast next below Berenice is the country of the Berbers", thereby placing Berenice Troglodytica just north of ancient Barbara. [17]
Attacks by Iran-backed militants in the Red Sea have effectively closed one of the world’s main trade routes to most container ships — vessels that carry everything from car parts to Crocs ...