Sharm ash Shaykh
Sharm el-Sheikh is a large resort at the south tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The main reasons to visit are for scuba-diving and other water and beach activities, and to explore the Sinai desert.Sharm ash Shaykh
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.85148° or 27° 51' 5" northLongitude
34.2806° or 34° 16' 50" eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open Location Code
7GVPV72J+H6GeoNames ID
349275Sharm ash Shaykh Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Sharm el-Sheikh
- Sharm el Sahikh
- Sharm esh Sheikh
- Sherm
- Sherm Sheikh
- Sherm el Sheikh
- Solomon’s Bay
Other Places Named Sharm ash Shaykh
Localities in the Area
- Um el SidLocality, 3½ km east
- Ras MuhammedLocality, 14 km south
- Ras NasraniLocality, 18 km northeast
- ‘Arīshat ar RāshandīArea, 29 km northeast
- NabqVillage, 30 km northeast
Landmarks in the Area
- Sharm al MayyahBay
- Jabal al SafraHill
- Um El Sayed LighthouseLighthouse, 3½ km east
- Ra’s Umm SuddPoint, 3½ km east
- Farsh al GhazlāniPlain, 6 km southwest
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Sharm ash Shaykh. Photo: Svetlana Grechkina, CC BY-SA 2.0.