Sharm El Sheikh

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Sharm El Sheikh is a popular Egyptian resort city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, known for its Red Sea beaches, coral reefs, and diving.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
resort city
airportIATA SSH
climate hot desert climate
continent Africa
country Egypt
currency Egyptian pound
drivingSide right
governingCountryCapital Cairo
hasAirport Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
hasDistrict Hadaba
Naama Bay
Old Market
Sharks Bay
hasHosted Arab–Israeli peace process
surface form: "Middle East peace summits"

international climate conferences
hasNearbyAttraction Nabq Protected Area
Ras Mohammed National Park
Tiran Island NERFINISHED
hasPort Sharm El Sheikh
surface form: "Sharm El Sheikh port"
hasReligionMajority Islam
knownFor beach tourism
coral reefs
international conferences
nightlife
resort hotels
scuba diving
snorkeling
water sports
language Arabic
locatedIn Sinai Peninsula
South Sinai Governorate
locatedOn Gulf of Aqaba
Red Sea
Strait of Tiran
marineEnvironment Red Sea coral reef ecosystem
nearestMajorSea Red Sea
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Red Sea coast
surface form: "Red Sea Riviera"
popularWith European tourists
Middle Eastern tourists
Russian tourists
primaryEconomicActivity hospitality industry
tourism
region Middle East
summerTimeZone UTC+3
timeZone Eastern European Time
UTC+2

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sinai Peninsula contains Sharm El Sheikh
South Sinai Governorate contains Sharm El Sheikh
South Sinai Governorate hasCity Sharm El Sheikh
Red Sea hasCityOnCoast Sharm El Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh hasPort Sharm El Sheikh
this entity surface form: "Sharm El Sheikh port"
Dahab locatedEastOf Sharm El Sheikh
Taba locatedEastOf Sharm El Sheikh
Saint Catherine nearestMajorCity Sharm El Sheikh
Hosni Mubarak residence Sharm El Sheikh
Saint Catherine roadAccessFrom Sharm El Sheikh
Dahab transportConnectionTo Sharm El Sheikh

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