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 Egypt

Africa

For ScubaDiving, the Red Sea is one of the best place on earth ! Most famous are Hurghada, Safaga and Sharm el Sheik.

Several cruses are very nice, such as the North wreck cruise from Hurghada, and several southern cruses such as The Brother's islands, St John's reef, Zabargad, Rocky Island.

Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula
Geographic coordinates: 27° 0' N, 30° 0' E
Coastline km: 2,450 km km
Climate: Desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
Terrain: Controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees
Elevation: lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m
Natural hazards: Periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Population: 77,505,756 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Capital: Cairo
Divisions: 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah, Al Isma'iliyah, Al Jizah, Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah, Al Qalyubiyah, Al Wadi al Jadid, Ash Sharqiyah, As Suways, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id, Dumyat, Janub Sina', Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina', Suhaj

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Zones

Zones (16) Dive sites Sub zones
Ain Sukhna 5 0
Dahab 29 0
El Gouna & Strait of Gubal 33 0
El Quesir 21 0
Hamata & Ras Banas 32 0
Hurghada 53 0
Marsa Alam 62 0
Nuweiba 3 0
Port Ghalib 6 0
Safaga 34 0
Saint John's reef, Zabargad & Rocky Is. 28 0
Sharm el Sheikh 39 0
Strait of Tiran 17 0
Taba 9 0
The Brother Islands 5 0
Wadi El Gamal National Park 18 0

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Elphinstone Resort House Reef - / -
12 m 30 m All divers

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Voyage : Egypte
De Tanduay
Du 7 Mar 2025 au 9 Mar 2025

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Voyage : Egypte
De Tanduay
Du 8 Oct 2023 au 13 Oct 2023

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Voyage : Bonaire
De Tanduay
Du 19 Nov 2022 au 26 Nov 2022

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Voyage : Egypt 2021 Hurghada SeaWolf Martina II
De jan@stanek.cz
Du 19 Mar 2021 au 26 Mar 2021

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Voyage : Saint John's Reef cruise
De chris
Du 8 Mar 2020 au 14 Mar 2020
With Dolce Vita liveaboard from Port Gahib
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