Sharm-el-Sheikh is situated in Southern Sinai in the National Park region of Ras Mohamed. It is spread out along the coast line in the areas of Nabq, Airport to Nama Bay, Nama Bay itself, Nama Bay to Ras um Sidd, Sharm town.

A place that has seen some of the greatest stories in the history of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim nations, and played a major part in twentieth century world politics, is now one of Egypt's chief tourist attractions.
Located on the eastern shore at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, and consisting of a series of bays, Sharm El Sheikh has turned out to be one of the finest places for people to enjoy the best sun, sea, sand, and hospitality of its residents.
A decade ago the city was mainly known as "a fishing and diving zone" thanks to its numerous bays that incubate the endless kinds of fish and coral reefs.
Sharm El Sheikh is divided into three main regions: Sharm el Maya, where the airport is based as well as many private yachts and pleasure boats that take divers to the best diving spots in the area like Ras Mohammed. Ras Om El Seed, famous for its coral reefs, has a very high cliff where many hotels are situated. However, the biggest tourist attraction in the city is Naama Bay. This long bay is where most of the hotels, shopping malls, and nightlife can be found.

The main tourist area is Nama Bay which is a 1km long sandy beach, which is now filled with hotels, restaurants, shops and bars.

Sharm EL Sheikh is surrounded by three protected areas:

Ras Mohammed National Park
Ras Mohammed is the headland at the southern most tip of the Sinai Peninsula, overlooking the juncture of the Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of the site. Littoral habitats include a mangrove community, salt marshes, inter-tidal flats, a diversity of shoreline configurations and coral reef ecosystems that are internationally recognized as among the world's best. In addition a diversity of desert habitats such as mountains and wadis, gravel plains and sand dunes.

St. Katherine National Park
Occupying much of the central part of South Sinai, a mountainous region of Precambrian igneous and metamorphic rock, which includes Egypt's highest peaks (St. Katherine mountain, Musa mountain, Serbal mountain, Umm Shomer mountain and Tarbush mountain). St. Katherine mountain is the highest peak in Egypt 2,624 m above sea-level. The Sinai massif contains some of the world's oldest rocks. Around 80% of the rocks are 600 million years old.

Nabq Protected Area
The largest Coastal Protectorate on the Gulf of Aqaba, it contains a variety of ecosystems in the Sinai Peninsula.

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