Topography

Geographical statistics:

A frontier Governorate covers 1/8 of Egypt with a total area of  119000 K.M² and a coast extends  from Zafrana  to the  Sudanese  borders  with  1080 K.M².

No of cities         : 6
No of villages      : 12
No of population : 288233

Its climate is fascinating  with temperatures ranging between 21  C and 35 C. water temperatures range between 18C and 21C in winter, an 21C and 26.5C in the summer

    Hurghada

The capital of our Governorate and the first city to adopt the development process in R.S .G , located south to Cairo with 450 K.M²  , and a number of population of 86791 persons most of them migrated from other Governorates to start a new life here . see Cities page for detail

Safaga

With its wide azure bay, long sandy beaches and pretty islands, Safaga  is a favorite sports destination for windsurfers  in the Red Sea Riviera  . See Cities  page for details.

El Quseir the old city with  a long important past from Queen Hatchepsut's army to the Sultan's pilgrims bound to Mecca, and the Roman centuries  to the Renaissance Arab merchants . See Quseir Page for details.

Marsa Alam

The very last tourist destination in the deep south, the. Land of nomadic tribes of hermitic origin A very special destination for an unique, off-the-beaten-track holiday in the Red Sea . See Cities  page for details .

Marsa Alam is the gateway to the excitin Southern Red Sea and with  its  eco tourism potentials   See Cities   page for details. for more information

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