Reid Sea Govrenorate (Arabic: محافظة البحر الأحمر, Muḥāfaẓat al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is ane o the govrenorates o Egyp.
It is locatit atween the Nile an the Red Sea in the sootheast o the kintra. Its soothren mairch forms pairt o Egyp's mairch wi Sudan. Its caipital is the ceety o Hurghada.
Reid Sea Govrenorate | |
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Reid Sea Govrenorate on the map o Egyp | |
Kintra | Egyp |
Seat | Hurghada (caipital) |
Area | |
• Total | 203,685 km2 (78,643 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 337,051 |
• Density | 1.7/km2 (4.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
The Reid Sea Govrenorate is bordered on the north bi the Suez Govrenorate, tae the east bi the Reid Sea, an tae the wast bi the govrenorates o Aswan, Qena, Sohag, Asyut, al-Minya an Beni Suef. In the sooth it is bordered bi Sudan an the Red Sea State. It contains the disputit territory o the Hala'ib triangle, includin the Siyal Islands.
In addition tae the admeenistrative centre o Hurghada, aboot 60,000 indwallers live in the ceeties o Ras Gharib, Port Safaga, Al-Qusair, Marsa Alam, an Bir Shalatein. The population in 2006 wis 288,233 indwallers, o which mair nor 275,000 lived in a few touns alang the coast. In general, the economic structur o the province's ceeties an tourist auries is concentratit alang the coast. Historically, the population syne 1937 wis:
The coast is, as awready mentioned, a tourist element. Syne the early 80s, Hurghada haes been a popular destination for beach lovers an scuba divers. Tourism is an aa growin in the soothren ceeties o Al-Qusair, Safaga an Marsa Alam. In addition tae the numerous hotels an tourist establishments in the centers are locatit in Al-Bahr al-Ahmar 2 offeecial naitur reserves are tae be developed for tourism. The Wadi al-Gamal Naitional Pairk (Valley o the camels) near the toun o Marsa Alam an the Gebel Elba Naitional Pairk in Hala'ib-delta near the ceety Hala'ib. Besides a strang tourism industry, thare is an' a' a lairge affshore fishin industry. The aurie, which extends ower the province, is rich in minerals, sic as in phosphates. The Ras Gharib region contains 70% o Egyp's ile production.
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