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Hurghada (/ h ər ˈ ɡ æ d ə,-ˈ ɡ ɑː-/; 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 along the Red Sea ...
Red Sea Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البحر الأحمر Muḥafaẓah al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Hurghada.
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
Egypt is divided, for the purpose of public administration, according to a three-layer hierarchy and some districts are further subdivided, creating an occasional fourth layer. It has a centralized system of local government officially called local administration as it is a branch of the Executive .
Egypt's location. The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West. Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and the Red Sea.Egypt borders Libya to the west, Palestine and Israel to the east and Sudan to the south (with a current dispute over the halaib triangle).
El Gouna (Egyptian Arabic: الجونة [elˈɡuːnæ], "the Lagoon") is an Egyptian tourist city located on the Red Sea in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. It is located 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Hurghada. It is part of the Red Sea Riviera, and a host city of the El Gouna Film Festival.
Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, including Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh, boast some of the country’s most renowned beach destinations and are popular with European tourists. Divers are attracted by ...
El Qoseir [note 1] (Arabic: القصير, romanized: el-Qoṣēr, pronounced [elʔoˈsˤeːɾ]) is a city in eastern Egypt, located on the Red Sea west Populated for approximately 5,000 years, its ancient Egyptian name was Tjau, [1] while its ancient Greek name during the Ptolemaic era was Myos Hormos. [2]