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                        The  simplicity of sun, sea and sand. The luxury of five-star hotels, water sports,  shopping and entertainment.  
                            This is  Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort  communities on the Sinai peninsula,  All around are Bedouins, colorful tents, mountains and sea.  
                          There are  small, intimate hotels with modern designs, as well as larger hotel complexes  belonging to International chains, plus about all the amenities one could  expect of a tourist center, including casinos, discos and nightclubs, golf  courses and health facilities. 
                            
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                      In fact,  with diving and snorkeling, windsurfing and other water sports, horses and  camel riding, desert safaris, and great nearby antiquities attractions, it is  almost impossible for a visitor to ever suffer from boredom. 
                        Four miles  south the southern section of the town stands on a cliff overlooking the  port,and is a great view. Na'ama Beach is one of the center of the tourist  activities. 
                          Located  just north of Sharm, this area is developing into a resort town of its own 
                        Most hotels  at Na'ama Bay have their own, private beaches with comfortable amenities such  as chairs, shades and even bars. 
                        Shark's Bay  is also nearby, and again is a growing resort community with more and more to  offer, along with several diving centers.  
                        The small  harbor known as Sharm el-Moiya is located next to the civil harbor, has  accommodations for boats, and includes a Yacht Club with rooms. 
                        For those  who live to shop, the Sharm El-Sheikh mall provides shops with both foreign and  local products, including jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery and books. 
                        It has been  said that this is a must visit for all diving enthusiasts. 
                        There are  many diving sites along the 10 mile beach between Sharm el-Sheikh and Ras  Nusrani.                         
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                Ras Mohamed is located at Gulf of Aqaba on an area of 480 square kilometers. 
                  It is the headland at the  southern most tip of the Sinai Peninsula, overlooking the juncture  of the Gulf   of Suez  and the Gulf   of Aqaba.  The islands of Tiran and Sanafir are part of the site. Littoral habitats  include a mangrove community, salt marshes, inter-tidal flats, a diversity of  shoreline configurations and coral reef ecosystems that are internationally  recognized as among the world's best.  | 
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                In addition a diversity of  desert habitats such as mountains and wadis, gravel plains and sand dunes.  
                       
                  More than 200  species of corals, where 125 species are soft corals, around 1000 species of  fish, 40 species of star fish, 25 species of sea urchins, more than a 100 species  of mollusc and 150 species of crustaceans. Ras Mohammed is important as a  bottleneck for migratory soaring birds. The majority of the world populations  of white stork Ciconia ciconia pass through this area. The islands of Tiran and Sanafir hold important  breeding populations of the threatened and endemic White-eyed Gull Larus  leucophthalamus and Osprey Pandion haliaetus. 
                  The island of Tiran has one of the largest  recorded Osprey populations in the Red Sea. The threatened Green  Turtle Chelonia mydas and Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata occur off Ras  Mohammed regularly. 
   The threatened mammal species include Dorcas  Gazelle Gazella dorcas, Nubian Ibex Capra ibex nubiana tourism in Southern Sinai is inherently linked to the  natural resources of the area. Degradation of these natural resources as a  result of tourism or development activities is not in the best interests of  investors or tourists.The Protected areas program seeks to establish  equilibrium between development activities, tourism and the natural resource  conservation measures needed to achieve sustainable economic development. 
   
                    Due to Ras Mohamed’s geographical position, divers find almost permanent strong  currents during all the year, which attracts larger fish. Beautiful beaches,  extraordinary coral reefs and exciting dive sites make Ras Mohamed National Park a worthwhile visit.  
   
                    Coral reef ecosystems found in the National Park are recognized internationally  as among the world's best. This recognition is based primarily on the diversity  of flora and fauna, clear warm water devoid of pollutants, their proximity to  shorelines and their spectacular vertical profile. The reef exists as an  explosion of color and life in stark contrast to the seemingly barren desert  adjacent to it. In reality, the desert is rich in fauna, mainly nocturnal.  These ecosystems are intrinsically linked and thus must be managed as a single  unit  | 
                 
              
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