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Sharm el-Sheikh ( Arabic ??? ??????, Sharm al-Shaykh), is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai with a population of approximately 35,000 (2008). Sharm el-Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai. Sharm el-Sheikh is known as The City of Peace referring to the large number of international peace conferences that have been held there. Sharm el-Sheikh (27°51'N 34°17'E) is on a promontory overlooking the Straits of Tiran at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba. Its strategic importance led to its transformation from a fishing village into a major port and naval base for the Egyptian Navy. It was captured by Israel during the Sinai conflict of 1956 and restored to Egypt in 1957. A United Nations peacekeeping force was subsequently stationed there until the 1967 Six-Day War when it was recaptured by Israel. Sharm el-Sheikh remained under Israeli control until the Sinai peninsula was returned to Egypt in 1982 after the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979. A hierarchical planning approach was adopted for the Gulf of Aqaba, whereby their components were evaluated and subdivided into zones, cities and centers. In accordance with this approach, the Gulf of Aqaba zone was subdivided into four cities Taba, Nuweiba, Dahab and Sharm El-Sheikh. Sharm El-Sheikh city has been subdivided into five homogeneous centers namely Nabq, Ras Nusrani, Naama Bay, Umm Sid and Sharm El Maya.
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1. Sharm el Sheikh - This year's most popular destination for winter sun
November 12, 2009
As times change in the financial world so does consumer behaviour and holidays are no different. After all the chance to get away for two weeks in the summer is great for us all and many are still able to afford to have some winter sun this year too.
Egypt has proved to be the most popular choice for winter sun this year with Sharm el Sheikh being the preferred location to visit Egypt for that all year sunshine and warm temperatures over our winter period. Whether this will continue to be the favourite I’m not sure but it is certainly bringing in the bookings thick and fast. The reason be... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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2. Why Egypt Holidays are so popular this winter
November 12, 2009
You may have read that during the October break Egypt holidays were the preferred choice for the bargain break. Specifically Sharm el Sheikh was the most popular destination replacing Majorca as the most popular destination.
British tourists have made the switch away from traditional locations such as holiday resorts in Spain like the Costa Blanca because of the weakness of the pound against the euro. Families are looking for a bargain holiday so while the euro zone increases in price the Red Sea can offer families and couples value for money. The popularity of Egypt holidays can be put d... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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3. There's a lot more to Egypt than its pyramids
November 04, 2009
World renowned for its intriguing historical heritage, which stretches back across 6000 years, Egypt is awash with a plethora of ancient relics and spectacular landmarks. Indeed, from the legendary Giza Pyramid Complex and the Great Sphinx to the captivating city of Luxor and the winding River Nile, there is a range of breathtaking views to absorb. However, scratch the surface and there is a lot more to this unique country than first meets the eye. Take the city of Sharm el Sheikh, as a prime example. Cited as being home to some of the most magnificent diving spots in the world, it is an a... (read more)
Author: Isla Campbell
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4. Sharm el Sheikh Hotels: Get Some Desert Experience Under Your Belt
November 02, 2009
Egypt is a land of mystery and promise. As a holiday destination the country offers a uniqueness that is hard to beat. Its stretching desert full of wondrous treasures tempts travellers from right across the globe. It is not just the thought of delving into the mindset of civilisations past that causes such excitement, but the whole experience from camel trekking across the sand to relaxing under an azure blue sky. For a first time visitor, though, Egypt’s impressive cities such as Cairo and Luxor can seem a bit intimidating. So, for those wanting to ease themselves in Sharm el Sheikh is a sen... (read more)
Author: Kate Dunstan
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5. Escape Europe: Cheap Hotels and Attractive Exchange Rates Enable Dream Holidays on a Shoestring Bud
October 13, 2009
With tough times being the current economic trend, many holidaymakers have decided to forgo their annual holidays. Taking into account a tight budget, the unfavourable exchange rate of the Euro and the high cost of long-haul travel, it just doesn’t make sense to get away. What many travellers don’t realise is that there are options close to home that offer exceptional value for cost. Destinations like Turkey and Egypt are front-runners when it comes to a great locale, beneficial exchange rates and cheap hotels.
Turkey is both a practical and appealing choice for those who don’t want to h... (read more)
Author: Lauren Heckinger
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6. The beauty of Sharm el Sheikh
October 12, 2009
Sharm El Sheikh is a growing region of Egypt in the last few years. Long gone are the quiet fishing community times to be replaced by the best known and most popular of the beach resorts. There has been a steady rise in development in Sharm el Sheikh to make the main tourist spot in the Sinai.
If you have missed out on summer holidays or have the readies available for an autumn/winter holiday then Egypt is perfect. Year round sun in Egypt means a warm and pleasant sun in winter with many international holidays available from destinations around the globe.
You definitely have to exper... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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7. Egypt Holidays Offer the Best of it All
October 09, 2009
You might think that travelling back to the land of the ancient world might cost the earth, but in fact cheap Egypt holidays are a reality.
You really can fly to Egypt and see all the wonders of the country’s cultural heritage without breaking the bank. Just five and a half hours by air from the UK and you can be in a world of sun, the Nile and some of the most wondrous man-made sights in the world. The pyramids, the Valleys of the Kings and Queens, the Sphinx – no country can reel of its list of ancient attractions like Egypt!
In addition, you can take in the sights, sounds and sm... (read more)
Author: Danny Jones
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8. Combine Ancient With Modern With Holidays to Egypt
October 09, 2009
Holidays to Egypt conjure up images of ancient pyramids and cultural history unrivalled the world over. However, it’s not just about monuments from a bygone era. Egypt can also offer white sandy beaches, sea diving to see marine life and coral reefs and sparking accommodation against the backdrop of unblemished blue sky and sunshine.
Egypt has been at the heart of civilisation for thousands of years, and for good reason. The Nile is the country’s lifeblood, and drifting down the majestic river you can marvel at the remains of sophisticated civilisations of thousands of years ago or visit ... (read more)
Author: Danny Jones
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9. Sharm El Sheikh Tours Exotic Water Sport Activities Beyond Imagination
September 24, 2009
If you are the one looking to spend holidays enjoying adventurous sports, Sharm el-Sheikh tours is an absolute destination accommodating world class water sports like Para-sailing, Boating, Water skiing, Canoing or pedaling.
Sharm el sheikh is one of the main tourist destinations with dramatic landscapes, sandy beach stretches, and adventurous under water sports.
Na'ama Beach is one of the centers of the tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort town of its own. Most hotels at Na'ama Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable... (read more)
Author: egypt guide
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10. Holidays to Sharm el Sheikh
September 14, 2009
Sharm el Sheikh is one of the most popular tourist resorts in Egypt offering the country's best coastline with beautiful coral reefs, clear warm waters, sandy beaches and fantastic marine attractions. It is perfect for sun-seeking tourists and offers a great choice of watersport facilities including scuba diving and snorkelling.
Around the city of Sharm el Sheikh are many places of historical and religious interest. These include The Burning Bush at St Catherine's monastery, which is in the bible to have burned as God spoke to Moses for the first time.
It was in the tenth centur... (read more)
Author: Danny Jones
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11. Sharm El Sheikh Tours, Egypt An Ultimate Holiday Experience
September 14, 2009
Sharm El sheikh is one of the main tourist destinations with dramatic landscapes, sandy beach stretches, and adventurous under water sports. Located in Southern Sinai, Sharm el-Sheikh Sharm el sheikh has tourists during all round the year, due to its dry weather conditions.
One of the main tourist locations is the Naama Bay, having a huge a sandy beach stretch where you find many hotels, apartments, restaurants and bars. Other popular places include this beautiful island include Marina Hotel, Nature Fild School, and the Naama Bay Hotel.
After the development of civilian port, the ... (read more)
Author: egypt guide
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12. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, A Perfect Egypt Vacation and Holiday Destination
September 10, 2009
One of the popular holiday destinations of Egypt include the Sharm El Sheikh, with its main tourist sport Naama Bay that can make your trip very enjoyable.
Located in Southern Sinai, Sharm el-Sheikh is having one of the main tourist locations the Naama Bay.
Na'ama Beach is one of the centers of the tourist activities. Located just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort town of its own. Most hotels at Na'ama Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable amenities such as chairs, shades and even bars.
Along the long sandy beach stretch you will be able to ... (read more)
Author: egypt guide
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13. Need travel inspiration? How about booking cheap holidays to Egypt?
August 27, 2009
I went to an all-inclusive hotel called the Three Corners Saint George situated in the resort of Sharm el Sheikh on Egypt's Red Sea with my best friend Nick back in March after we read some good reviews online and found a good deal. We had been recommended the area by many different people, although we weren’t entirely sure of what to expect when we got there. One person had told me that the sea was amazing because as you wade out from the beach, tropical fish swim around your legs even when the sea has only reached knee-high levels and you can see them perfectly clearly as the water is lik... (read more)
Author: Ben Charlton
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14. Sharm El Sheikh - the perfect holiday destination
August 20, 2009
With tourists looking to avoid the Eurozone due to its poor exchange rate, there are many different destinations that are now being booked. One of them is Sharm El Sheikh, situated on the southern tip of Egypt; Sharm el Sheikh has loads to offer all tourists.
Recently Sharm el Sheikh has been a popular destination for all tourists as the city has got a lively, fun and relaxed way about it. If white, golden beaches and clear blue skies sounds like a good way of spending your holiday then you should definitely consider Sharm el Sheikh as your next holiday destination.
You could easily ... (read more)
Author: Lee Laz
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15. Diving In The Red Sea Is Still Considered Some Of The best Diving In The World
August 14, 2009
Diving sharm el sheikh is the richest most effervescent destination in Africa, offering both luxuries of the modern world whilst seamlessly mixing with traditional Egyptian culture. Naturally when in the red sea diving is compulsory. For diving sharm el sheikh has always been known as one of the most coloured seas of the world. The geological movements of the past have created a unique condition that permitted marine life to grow in a fantastic variety of corals and reef fishes resulting in the widest possible range of colours.
The diving sharm el sheikh offers is spectacular offering eve... (read more)
Author: Cameron Norsworthy
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16. Top Seven Tips for Holidays to Egypt
August 10, 2009
To make the most of a holiday to Egypt here are my top ten tips for having a truly unforgettable experience.
1. The temples
Egypt is famous for its temples; they are an amazing achievement and should certainly be fully appreciated. The three night cruise along Lake Nasser is worth booking where you approach the breathtaking temples of Rameses the second at Abu Simbel from the lake, amazing!
2 Have breakfast by the pyramids
Next to the pyramids and the Sphinx is the fascinating historical hotel, the Mena House Oberoi which has been home to emperors, kings and celebrities. ... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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17. Sharm El Sheikh Offers the Best of Egypt
July 03, 2009
Egypt is a very unique place with its pyramids, camels and vast deserts. Egypt is now very well developed with the Sharm el-Sheikh region being a tourist hot spot. There you will find resort communities offering state of the art, luxury five star hotels that belong to the huge international chains, as well as smaller but with equal flair modern hotels.
From Sharm el-Sheikh you can get pretty much everything that you would want from what Egypt has to offer. There are desert safaris, camel and horse riding, water sports, diving, snorkelling, windsurfing and an array of other water sports. I... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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18. Sharm el Sheikh - August 2008
June 10, 2009
I’ve been to Sharm a number of times and its always interesting to see how the place has changed. My last visit was two years ago so the first change I noticed when we arrived that the cost of your visa (on arrival) is down to US15. The visa itself has also changed from the previous 2 ‘postage stamps’ (1 orange, 1 blue) to a larger single sticker complete with hologram. The visa and immigration process, along with luggage collection did seem to be a lot quicker than last time and when we left the arrivals hall, I was also pleasantly surprised to see that the all the old style taxis had been re... (read more)
Author: Krizzy Sean
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19. Diving in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
June 10, 2009
The day after I arrived, I went down to Emperor Divers to check-in. As I got there, I met one of the instructors, Davorin, who was one of the dive leaders when I was here last time. Just over a week ago, a bait ball was sighted off Middle Garden being feasted on by 3 or 4 whale sharks. I had heard about this before I left England and Davorin said that it was an incredible sight. None of the instructors can ever remember seeing anything like this around Sharm before. Some people say the plankton bloom is a bit higher than normal (which would encourage the whale sharks to stay around) but what w... (read more)
Author: Krizzy Sean
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20. Diving in Sharm El Sheikh won't be what you expected
June 08, 2009
Diving in Sharm El Sheikh won't be what you expected There is such an amazing world to explore in Egypt’s Red Sea safari. I must admit, only 3 years ago I was entirely oblivious to this wondrous underwater world, but my desire to buy a holiday home in warmer climes brought me to Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh and the Red Sea. The Red Sea, with its abundant marine life and coral reefs, offers unrivaled beauty anywhere else in the sea world. It is world famous for it’s spectacular dive and snorkeling sites. So whether you’re a novice or a dive enthusiast, then the Red Sea and it’s numerous di... (read more)
Author: frank folkes
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21. Sharm El Sheikhs Holidays Provide Entertainment for All
June 02, 2009
Sharm El Sheikh attracts many surfers and scuba divers as is sports unusually warm waters making any water sport a pleasant experience. The warmth lasts all year so is one of those popular destinations anytime of year. There are plenty of excursions and activities to do, Sharm El Sheikh is best suited for families and couples.
Holidays are mostly offered as package holidays although there are a few self-catering holiday options. The package holidays to Sharm El Sheikh are getting better and better each year with some fantastic value deals and with mostly four and five star hotels you will... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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22. The Wonders of Egypt Holidays
June 01, 2009
Everyone is familiar with the amazing temples at Luxor and the pyramids of Giza that have become synonyms for Egypt. Egypt has long been an attraction for explorers, couples who want to have a bit of mystery and culture lovers. Along the river Nile you can see the tombs and cast monuments dating back 6,000 years to civilisations then. Today this means tourists can enjoy a vibrant culture, miles of deserts, the jaw dropping pyramids while staying in comfortable modern hotels.
An Egyptian holiday is definitely a very special one, one that will stay with you for a long time and will stand ou... (read more)
Author: Direct Traffic
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23. Buying a Holiday Home in Sharm El Sheikh
June 01, 2009
Sharm El Sheikh is a place like no other and year on year many people choose Naama Bay, as their preferred holiday retreat. People often sing the praises of the Red Sea as their preferred holiday destination which not only offers adventure, but fascinating surroundings, history and of course, endless sun. If you’ve never visited Sharm El Sheikh before, much less Egypt, you may be relying entirely on comments and feedback from others that had. To many, it’s the perfect place to own a holiday home: Sun all year round, quad biking, wind and kite surfing, jet skiing, some of the worlds best k... (read more)
Author: frank folkes
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24. Israel to Hold Talks With Palestinians Soon, says Netanyahu
May 11, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making his first official visit abroad since re-gaining the office, has met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Sinai resort town of Sharm el Sheikh. Both men reaffirmed their commitment to Arab-Israeli peace and progress in negotiations on the Palestinian track. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu deliver a joint communique to the media in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, 11 May 2009Looking cheerful and trying to sound positive, Mr. Netanyahu told reporters in the Egyptian Sinai resort town of Sharm el Sheikh t... (read more)
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25. Charm of Sharm
May 04, 2009
When searching for this year’s holiday destination and you find yourself debating an Egyptian retreat, you’ll find yourself drawn towards a vacation in Sharm El Sheikh. This popular sea resort is situated on the Sinai Peninsula, and has a lot to offer its visitors. Sharm El Sheikh can satisfy the majority of its visitors. The local malls provide those all important essentials from the local area and abroad, if the local mall isn’t your thing, then you can always take a look at the market, where your sure to find a bargain, so there’s always something for everyone, including the shopaholics.... (read more)
Author: Michael Wade
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