Red Sea
The Red Sea Governorate is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital and largest city is Hurghada.
- Governorate of Egypt with about 360,000 residents
- Description: Egyptian governorate
- Also known as“Al Baḩr al Aḩmar”“El-Bahr el-Ahmar”“Muḩāfaz̧at al Baḩr al Aḩmar”“Red Sea Governorate”
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurghada.
Red Sea
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Latitude
27.1862° or 27° 11′ 11″ north
Longitude
33.7885° or 33° 47′ 18″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Red Sea” goes by many names.
ቀይ ባህርAmharic
بحر أحمرArabic
قائمة محافظي البحر الأحمرArabic
محافظة البحر الأحمرArabic
Կարմիր ծովArmenian
Qırmızı dəniz mühafəzəsiAzerbaijani
Itsaso Gorria (eskualdea)Basque
Багр эль-АгмарBelarusian
লোহিত সাগর গভর্নোরেটBengali
Crveno moreBosnian
Червено мореBulgarian
Governació de la Mar RojaCatalan
Mar RojaCatalan
Red Sea GovernorateCebuano
紅海Chinese
红海省Chinese
Guvernatoratu di u Mari RossuCorsican
Al-Bahr al-AhmarCzech
Al-Bahr al-AhmarDanish
Rode ZeeDutch
محافظة البحر الأحمرEgyptian Arabic
gubernio Al-Bahr al-ahmarEsperanto
gubernio Ruĝa MaroEsperanto
provinco Al-Bahr al-ahmarEsperanto
Provinco Ruĝa MaroEsperanto
Al-Baḩr al-Aḩmari kubernerkondEstonian
Al-Bahr al-AhmarFinnish
Gobernación do Mar VermelloGalician
წითელი ზღვაGeorgian
წითელი ზღვის მუჰაფაზაGeorgian
Κυβερνείο Ερυθράς ΘάλασσαςGreek
રેડ સી ગવર્નોરેટGujarati
Bahar JaHausa
הים האדוםHebrew
מחוז הים האדוםHebrew
מחוז ים סוףHebrew
लाल सागर गवर्नरेटHindi
लाल सागर प्रांतHindi
लाल सागर मुहाफ़ज़ाहHindi
Kegubernuran Laut MerahIndonesian
Gobharnóireacht na Mara RuaIrish
Governatorato del Mar RossoItalian
バフル・アル＝アフマル県Japanese
紅海県Japanese
Segoro MerahJavanese
ಕೆಂಪು ಸಮುದ್ರ ಗವರ್ನರ್Kannada
Қызыл теңізKazakh
Кызыл ДеңизKirghiz
홍해주Korean
Mar KoloradaLadino
Al-Bahr al-ahmaLatin
Mare RubrumLatin
Bahr el Ahmaras muhāfazaLatvian
Sarkanās jūras muhāfazaLatvian
Raudonosios Jūros muchafazaLithuanian
Црвено МореMacedonian
Црвено Море (област)Macedonian
Kegabenoran Laut MerahMalay
रेड सी गव्हर्नोरेटMarathi
Âng Hái SéngMin Nan Chinese
Guwernement Ruad SiaNorthern Frisian
RødehavsguvernementetNorwegian
Al Bahr al AhmarNorwegian Bokmål
Guvernementet Al-Bahr al-AhmarNorwegian Bokmål
Galaana GuddaaOromo
ਲਾਲ ਸਮੁੰਦਰPanjabi
استان بحر الاحمرPersian
استان دریای سرخPersian
Al-Bahr al-AhmarPolish
Prowincja Morza CzerwonegoPolish
بحر احمرPushto
Al Bahr al AhmarRomanian
Guvernoratul Al Bahr al AhmarRomanian
Красное МореRussian
Red Sea GovrenorateScots
Reid Sea GovrenorateScots
Guibhearnaireachd na Mara RuaidheScottish Gaelic
Red Sea GovernorateSerbian
Црвено мореSerbian
Crveno moreSerbo-Croatian
Crveno more (muhafaza)Serbo-Croatian
රතු මුහුද පළාතSinhala
Al-Bahr al-AhmarSlovak
Guvernat Rdeče morjeSlovenian
Badda CasSomali
بحرالاحمر اوستانیSouth Azerbaijani
Al-Bahr al-ahmarSwahili
Mkoa wa Bahari ya ShamuSwahili
Al-Bahr al-AhmarSwedish
Guvernementet Al-Bahr al-AhmarSwedish
Баҳри СурхTajik
ரெட் செபட கோவெர்னோராட்Tamil
Кызыл ДиңгезTatar
రెడ్ సీ గవర్నరేట్Telugu
เขตผู้ว่าการอัลบะห์รุลอะห์มัรThai
KızıldenizTurkish
Червоне МореUkrainian
محافظہ بحر احمرUrdu
Qizil dengizUzbek
Qizil dengiz muhofazasiUzbek
Al Bahr Al AhmarVietnamese
Biển ĐỏVietnamese
Tỉnh Hồng HảiVietnamese
Pula nga DagatWaray (Philippines)
Red SeaWaray (Philippines)
صوبہ لال سمندرWestern Panjabi
红海省Wu Chinese
红海省（埃及）Wu Chinese
Red Sea GovernorateZulu
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