Hurghada Egypt
Hurghada Egypt
is the administrative capital of the Red Sea Governorate. It
occupies an area of 40 km from the coastline of the West Coast of
the Red Sea. It is bordered in the north by the city of Ras Gharib,
in the south by Safaga, in the east by the coast of the Red Sea, and
in the west by the mountains of the Red Sea. It includes the Jiftoun
Islands, Umm Qamar, Majawish, Abu Ramadan, Abu Munqar, Founder, and
Shawan. The most famous resorts are El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh, Soma
Bay, and Makadi Bay. It has principal suburbs such as Dahar suburb
and the Al-Sakkala suburb.
The city of
Hurghada Egypt was founded and established in 1905. Its
name returns to “gardak" plant, which is known as the "grape of the
dib" or the "Beaches firuz “. It is a plant that grows naturally
since ancient times. The fishermen from the tribes of Juhayna,
Rashaida, and Al-Mu'azah hunted in the area between the Hijaz and
the Red Sea coast. They met at a large tree of the gardak plant and
its current location is Hurghada seaport. Its name was developed
until the name of Hurghada.
The ancient city was a group of primitive houses inhabited by
Bedouins, who were concentrated mainly in the area of Sakkala to
work in catching fish and pearls. This makes the city a Bedouin
character which continues with it until now.
Hurghada Egypt
Hurghada Egypt During the reign of King Farouk, a
recreational rest was established. It changed to the Armed Forces
Sports Club after the nationalization under President Gamal Abdel
Nasser, which is a tourist attraction until now. The oil was
discovered in that area in 1913 and began to produce and export it
in 1921. The “English Egyptian oils Aabar Ltd. company “was one of
the first companies that started the production of oil in this
region. In 1972 the Israeli armed forces tried to occupy the island
of Shidwan, but the Egyptian armed forces were able to defeat
Hurghada Egypt Expel them from the island within
hours in what is known as the battle of Shidwan. It is the date in
which the Red Sea governorate celebrates its national day.
Hurghada Egypt is located on the
western shore of the Red Sea on a long line of 33.48 in the east and
a latitude of 27.15 in the north. Hurghada Egypt administratively
follows the Red Sea governorate, which is the capital of the
province. It is bordered in the north by the city of Ras Ghareb with
a distance of 143 km and in the south by Safaga city with a distance
of 61 km. It is boarded in the East by the Red Sea and in the west
by the Red Sea Mountains. Its coastline covers 40 km of the Red Sea
coastline. It covers a total area of 460.5 km. It is the fourth
biggest city in terms of area between the Red Sea cities governorate
after Ras Ghareb, Safaga, and Qaysair.
Hurghada Egypt The city's urban bloc extends along
the coastline parallel to the Red Sea coast at a distance of 23 km,
while its extension does not exceed 3.6 km.
Hurghada Egypt
Hurghada Egypt The ancient city of Hurghada (Dahar)
stretches in a longitudinal line, which is limited to two terraces,
one in the east between the Old City and the coast, and the other in
the west. Therefore, Hurghada Egypt is located on a coastal plain
with a width ranging from 8 to 35 km. This is reflected in the
multiplicity of patterns of urban in the city. The automatic and
networked pattern is concentrated in the nucleus of the city, where
the randomization for urbanization is characterized by small and
medium-sized buildings that are mostly cohesive. In addition to
that, there are narrow roads and streets which are between 3 and 6
meters wide. The organized pattern is in urbanism
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