Sharm el-Sheikh is on a promontory overlooking the Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Its strategic importance led to its transformation from a fishing village into a major port and naval base for the Egyptian Navy. It was captured by Israel during the Sinai conflict of 1956 and restored to [...]
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South Sinai
South Sinai governorate is located in the southern part of the peninsula pf Sinai between the Suez and El-Akabaa bays to take the triangle shape where its base is in the north. It is extended to Taba from the east on El-akabaa bay till the north of Rass Sidre West on the Suez bay. The [...]