Red Sea Governorate
Map of Red Sea Governorate
0150 km (93 mi)300 km (186 mi)450 km (280 mi)600 km (373 mi)
Height
-3 m (-10 ft), 50 m (164 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 300 m (984 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 700 m (2300 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1200 m (3940 ft), 1350 m (4430 ft), Max altitude 2143 m (7030 ft)Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)Height from west to east in Red Sea Governorate
Height from south to north in Red Sea Governorate
1Red Sea (East)0 m2Nasser178 m3Wādī al Karīm146 to 412 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Hurghada
Population: 359,888 (Wikidata, 2017)
Area: 120,000 km² / 46,332 sq mi
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Shaiyb al-Banat (2 143 m)
Lowest point: −3 m
Borders
- Qena Governorate — Northwest
- Suez Governorate — North
- Southern Red Sea Region — Southeast
- Aswan Governorate — West
- Asyut Governorate — Northwest
- Sohag Governorate — Northwest
- Minya Governorate — Northwest
- Beni Suef Governorate — Northwest
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+02:00