It is a seaside resort located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, between Mount Sinai and the Red Sea coastline. Its origin was a small fishing village that later became an Egyptian naval base due to its important strategic position. Today an important international tourist center, known for its beaches, clear waters, coral reefs and the Ras Muhammad National Park, a destination demanded by all diving lovers due to the great variety of marine fauna that exists around to Shark and Yolanda reefs, and the wreck of the Thistlegorm.