Location: on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea.
History: Sharm el-Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt’s Southern Sinai province which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai. Sharm el-Sheikh is known as The City of Peace referring to a large number of international peace conferences that have been held there. The simplicity of sun, sea, and sand. The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports, shopping, and entertainment. This is Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities on the Sinai Peninsula. All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains, and sea. There are small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes belonging to International chains, plus about the entire amenities one could expect of a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf courses and health facilities. In fact, with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is almost impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom Four miles south the southern section of the town stands on a cliff overlooking the port. And is a great view. Naama Beach is one of the centers of tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort town of its own. Most hotels at Naama Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable amenities such as chairs, shades and even bars. Shark’s Bay is also nearby and again is a growing resort community with more and more to offer, along with several diving centers. The small harbor known as Sharm el-Moiya is located next to the civil harbor, has accommodations for boats, and includes a Yacht Club with rooms. For those who live to shop, the Sharm el-Sheikh mall provides shops with both foreign and local products, including jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery, and books. It has been said that this is a must visit for all diving enthusiasts. There are many diving sites along the 10-mile beach between Sharm el-Sheikh and Ras Nusrani.
Apart from its military strategic position, was considered for more than 25 years an isolated part of Egypt. Only after the liberation war and Egypt’s victory in 1973, and the ensuing peace agreement, the wonderful city of Sharm El-Sheikh emerged as a promising resort laden with many prospective potentials of prosperity. Since then a new era emerged in the history of Sinai and its largest city.
Tourist attractions: Sharm El-Sheikh city offers a variety of tourist attractions ranging from a dramatic mountain backdrop to stretches of golden beaches on matchless waters. Coral reefs, underwater and marine life, unmatched anywhere in the world, offer a spectacular and dazzling time for divers. There is wide room for scientific tourism with diversity in marine life species; 250 different coral reefs and 1000 species of fish. These natural resources together with its proximity to European tourism markets have stimulated the rapid growth of the tourism boom that the region is currently experiencing. The Bedouin culture with the colorful handicraft stands alone as a scene worth visiting. At the south borderline of the city lies Ras Mohammed, which has been declared as a National Park in 1983? The park contains a variety of stunning geological features, including uplifted coral reefs, alluvial plains, Wadis (valleys), granite and Sandstone Mountains and soft dunes. Ras Mohamed is also home to many terrestrial species including foxes, gazelles, reptiles, ibexes and migratory birds such as White Storks and Raptors. There is also the forest of Mangroves trees, which provide valuable breeding areas with habitat for both birds and fish. This marine national park is considered to be one of the most interesting diving sites in the world, with much diversity and rich coral life, some thousand different fish species and 150 coral types. Nabq Park borders the city from the north. It is an outstanding natural area containing varied ecosystems and habitat types. Between which is the Mangroves (Avicennia marina) -one of the most important species combined with 134 plant species spread across the park.
