Red Sea Governorate of coastal provinces border of Egypt and has an area of 130 thousand km 2 and this represents 1/8 area of the Republic shall be confined to the area between latitudes (29.22) and is bordered by the Red Sea coast eastward length of about (1080 km) and is bordered to the west provinces (Beni Suef - Minya - Assiut - Qena - Aswan) and from the north Suez and Giza governorates and to the south of the Republic of the Sudan - and features conservative Dafi sunny climate throughout the year, where low humidity.
* major cities:
* Ras Gharib Safaga Hurghada ** ** ** short ** Marsa Alam ** Shalatin
Returns the strategic importance of the province for its extension on the Red Sea coast and deep eastern desert until the Nile Valley, which is of strategic importance to national security of Egypt in particular and the security of the Arab region in general as they represent an outlet for exports and imports in the provinces of Upper and seaport to pilgrims.
Province is one of the most important provinces of Egypt for the mineral wealth because they contain the vast majority of metallic and non-metallic ores and ornamental stones and this wealth vary as follows:
** Petroleum: The province produces 76% of the Republic's production is concentrated in the area of Ras Gharib and Aljamshh head Choucair.
** Gold: In the area of Abu Marwat/ Ras Gharib - Zaator bathroom/ Safaga - or the Russians and Umm Samra - Diabetes Alprameh - or hijab/ Marsa Alam - Alamnat/ Shalateen.
** Iron: in the area of Abu Marwat/ Ras Gharib - Valley cream/ short - or Khamis Iron Mountain - Umm Nar/ Marsa Alam.
** Marble: in the region by Sheikh Fadl - Bear Valley/ Ras Gharib - Duaij Valley - Valley water - or willow/ Marsa Alam.
** Phosphate: Gamsha in the area of Ras/ Hurghada - or Howeitat/ Safaga - Hamrawein/ short - or Righ/ Marsa Alam.
** Ornamental stones: agate (valley and summer / Safaga - Valley Beauty - Abu Sewell Mersa Alam) - Cortez (Valley Solomon / short) - and emerald (Zbara - Skate - or bayonet / Mersa Alam) _ Aquamarine in the Valley Beauty and Abu Rashid. Other raw materials are also available, such as talc - sand - white - Copper - Granite - Alospotows - mica - girl gypsum - aluminum.
Celebrates the province on January 22 of each year anniversary national which is the date which marks the anniversary of the Battle of Shadwan on January 22, 1970 which saw the island of Shadwan epic popular during the war of attrition, where he attended the province their armed forces in defeating the brutal aggression on the island and represent it in the supply and help the armed forces by all means and media Navy.
The Red Sea Governorate province hope for being enjoying the sun bright and mild climate throughout the year as well as the natural beauty and soft sand as well as its contents sea of Aquariums and coral reefs are truly wealth and characterized the city of Safaga sand radioactive addressing disease psoriasis and Romatid also exist medicinal herbs of all kinds in southern province .
* There are also a total of pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic follows:
** Pharaonic and Roman: Umm Alfawakheer area - and led baths 235 km south of Hurghada.
** Copt: the monastery of St. Anthony, 50 km north of Zafarana and the monastery of St. Paula 95 km north of Ras Gharib.
** Islamic: the tomb of Abu al-Hasan al-Shazly - the Hmtherh Valley 150 km west of Marsa Alam - quite some Islamic cob.
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Egypt