Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh (شرم الشيخ, also transliterated as Sharm ash Shaykh), often known simply as "Sharm," is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in Janub Sina', Egypt, on the coastal strip between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai. The drive to Ismaïlia is about four hours; to Taba it's three.

Related Topics:
Sinai Peninsula - Janub Sina' - Egypt - Red Sea - Mount Sinai - Ismaïlia - Taba

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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.

Related Topics:
Southern Sinai province - Dahab - Nuweiba - Saint Catherine's Monastery

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