Hurghada
Hurghada Egypt is the administrative
capital of the Red Sea Governorate. It occupies an area of 40 km
from the coastline for the West Coast of the Red Sea. It is bordered
in the north by the city of Ras Gharib, in the south by Safaga, in
the east by the coast of the Red Sea and in the west by the
mountains of the Red Sea. It is includes the Jiftoun Islands, Umm
Qamar, Majawish, Abu Ramadah, Abu Munqar, Fanndir and Shadwan. The
most famous resorts are El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh, Soma Bay and Makadi
Bay. It has principals’ suburbs such as Dahar suburb and Al-Sakkala
suburb.
The city of Hurghada Egypt was founded and
established in 1905. Its name returns to “gardak" plant, which is
known as the "grape of the dib" or the "Beaches firuz “. It is a
plant that grows naturally since ancient times. The fishermen from
the tribes of Juhayna, Rashaida and Al-Mu'azah hunted in the area
between the Hijaz and the Red Sea coast. They met at a large tree of
the gardak plant and its current location is Hurghada sea port. Its
name was developed until has the name of Hurghada.
The ancient city was a group of
primitive houses inhabited by Bedouins, who were concentrated mainly
in the area of Sakkala to work in catching fishes and pearls. This
makes from the city a Bedouin character which continues with it
until now.
During the reign of King Farouk, a
recreational rest was established. It changed to the Armed Forces
Sports Club after the nationalization under President Gamal Abdel
Nasser, which is a tourist attraction until now. The oil was
discovered in that area in 1913 and began to produce and export it
in 1921. The “English Egyptian oils Aabar Ltd. company “was one of
the first companies that started the production of oil in this
region. In 1972 the Israeli armed forces tried to occupy the island
of Shidwan, but the Egyptian armed forces were able to defeat them
and
expel them from the island within
hours in what is known as the battle of Shidwan. It is the date in
which the Red Sea governorate celebrates its national day.
Hurghada Egypt is located on the western
shore of the Red Sea on a long line 33.48 in the east and latitude
27.15 in the north. Hurghada Egypt administratively follows the Red Sea
governorate, which is the capital of the province. It is bordered in
the north by the city of Ras Ghareb with a distance of 143 km and in
the south by Safaga city with a distance of 61 km. It is boarded in
East by the Red Sea and in the west by the Red Sea Mountains. Its
coastline covers 40 km of the Red Sea coastline. It covers a total
area of 460.5 km. It is the fourth biggest city in terms of area
between the Red Sea cities governorate after Ras Ghareb, Safaga and
Qaysair.
The city's urban bloc extends along
the coastline parallel to the Red Sea coast at a distance of 23 km,
while its extension does not exceed 3.6 km.
The ancient city of Hurghada (Dahar)
stretches in a longitudinal line, which is limited to two terraces,
one in the east between the Old City and the coast, and the other in
the west. Therefore, Hurghada Egypt is located on a coastal plain with a
width ranging from 8 to 35 km. This is reflected in the multiplicity
of patterns of urban in the city. The automatic and networked
pattern is concentrated in the nucleus of the city, where the
randomization for the urbanization which is characterized by small
and medium-sized buildings that are mostly cohesive. In addition to
that, there are the narrowing roads and streets which are between 3
and 6 meters wide. The organized pattern is in urbanism. |