Modern city and holiday resort on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
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Egypt
Sharm El Sheikh (Arabic: شرم الشيخ) is a city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Sharm El Sheikh is the administrative hub of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai. This city and holiday resort is a significant centre for tourism in Egypt.