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Sharm el Sheikh Destination Guide

Discover Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Sharm el Sheikh in the region of Janūb Sīnāʼ with its 12,000 habitants is a town located in Egypt - some 240 mi or ( 386 km ) South-East of Cairo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sharm el Sheikh

Local time in Sharm el Sheikh is now 07:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Aqaba, Gaza, Beersheba, Qina, and Tor. When in this area, you might want to check out Aqaba . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sharm el Sheikh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hilton Sharm el-Sheikh Waterfalls Resort

Hilton Sharm el-Sheikh Waterfalls Resort is a resort hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt operated by Hilton Hotels. The hotel is described as being a "big resort that sprawls over a large compound above the sea in Hadama" and contains 7 pools, 5 restaurants and 8 bars.

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Located at 27.86 34.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Hilton hotels, Hotels in Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh

2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks

The 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks were a series of terror attacks on 23 July 2005, perpetrated by an Islamist organization, targeting the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. Eighty-eight people were killed, the majority of them Egyptians, and over 200 were wounded by the blasts, making the attack the deadliest terrorist action in the country's history.

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Located at 27.86 34.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Car and truck bombings, Mass murder in 2005, Suicide bombings in Egypt, Terrorist incidents in Egypt in 2005

Sharm International Hospital

Sharm International Hospital in Sharm Elshiekh in Egypt, it serves locals and the Sharm el-Sheikh tourism industry. Recently, the last president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has been admitted for health problems.

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Located at 27.88 34.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Hospitals in Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh

Ofira Air Battle

The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. In one of the first engagements near Israeli Air Force Base Ofir at Sharm el-Sheikh, on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, two Israeli Phantoms engaged 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts on their way to attack Israeli positions in the area.

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Located at 27.91 34.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Air-to-air combat operations and battles, Battles of the Yom Kippur War

Ghazala Gardens hotel

The Ghazala Gardens hotel (فندق غزالة) was a 176-room, four-star establishment in the Naama Bay area of the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the Sinai Peninsula. Its sister hotel, the Ghazala, is across the street and is substantially larger. On July 23, 2005 at about 01:15 local time a terrorist drove a pickup truck laden with explosives through the glass façade and into the front lobby. Seconds later, the truck exploded, killing a number of people and razing the lobby.

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Located at 27.91 34.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Hotels in Egypt

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sharm el Sheikh