Red Sea

The Red Sea Governorate is bordered on the north by the Suez Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea, and to the west by the governorates of Aswan, Qena, Sohag, Asyut, al-Minya and Beni Suef. In the south it is bordered by Sudan’s Red Sea State. The area of Red Sea Governorate is 203,685 km2 , and it has a 1080 km- long beach .Red Sea Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt ‘s border with Sudan. It consists of its capital the city of Hurghada in addition to 5 other cities (Ras Ghareb – Safaga – Qusier – Marsa Alam – Shalatin).The population of Red Sea Governorate is 501,762 inhabitants.