"City of the elite or the rich" is thus called the Sahl Hasheesh area, one of the largest coastal areas famous for tourism investment in the Red Sea.
Sahl Hasheesh is located on the western coast of the Red Sea in the southwestern side of Egypt, 18 km south of Hurghada International Airport.
Location:
Sahl Hasheesh is located on the Red Sea coast, 25 km south of Hurghada, the administrative capital of the Red Sea Governorate, east of Egypt.
It enjoys sunny weather throughout the year, with temperatures in winter reaching 25 degrees Celsius with light winds, and ranging from 28 to 35 degrees Celsius in summer.
The area of the area is 12 square kilometers, and the percentage of the construction area is 13% to 14%, and the rest is divided between gardens and desert.
Population:
Sahl Hasheesh is classified as a hotel and resort area only, as it is completely touristic, and does not have any private housing, and it is frequented by Europeans, especially the Germans and the English.
The "Pharaonic City" is the first city of its kind for diving enthusiasts (Reuters)
Date:
The Egyptian government began allocating the Sahl Hasheesh area for the "City of the Rich" project in 1993, and it was opened in 2007.
On July 1, an Austrian woman died of a heart attack after a shark attacked her while she was swimming in Sahl Hasheesh Beach. The Red Sea Governorate issued an order to close the beaches and suspend swimming from the Sahl Hasheesh area to the Makadi area.
Economy and Milestones:
Sahl Hasheesh is the largest tourist investment area in the Red Sea.
It includes 14 5-star hotels, and a tourist village targeting the wealthy and the elite, so it is called the "City of the Rich".
Sahl Hasheesh also includes a huge cinema complex, and a 250-meter high bridge inside the sea.
It contains two golf courses, and an entire underwater city called the "Pharaonic City", the first of its kind for diving enthusiasts.