Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
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Sharm el-Sheikh is a town of 38,478 people in South Sinai, Egypt.
Why visit Sharm el-Sheikh
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 18 parks and trails, 25 places to eat and 49 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Sharm el-Sheikh
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm El Sheikh, alternatively rendered Sharm el-Sheikh or Charm el Sheikh, is an Egyptian city located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea in Asia. Its population is approximately 77,000 as of 2017. 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, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai.
From the Wikipedia article Sharm El Sheikh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Sharm el-Sheikh on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks5
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Parks, trails and playgrounds18
Beach of Tropitel Naama Bay + Noria Resort +Amerotel Royal Oasis Resort
Beach · 0.9 km
6 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes25
13 more on the map.
Where to stay49
Fun & Sun Naama Waves
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
215 طريق حلومي, Sharm El-Sheikh
Mövenpick Resort Sharm el Sheikh
Motel and hotel · 1.0 km
South Sinai Governorate, Naama Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh
37 more on the map.
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare5
ГосАптека 24 В Шарме - GosApteka24.com
Clinic and pharmacy
Fayrouz Resort Public Shore Street Naama Bay, South Sinai Governorate 46618, Sharm Al Shiekh
Map of Sharm el-Sheikh
105 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.
- Dahab 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- El-Tor 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Saint Catherine 81 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- El Gouna 87 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Hurghada 89 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Openverse (see each image): photos
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sharm El Sheikh aerial, Michael Botros, CC BY 4.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Axelspace Corporation, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (124), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (123), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (125), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (153), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (152), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (151), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (69), Сашка Денисов, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El-Sheikh, Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (122), Hansjoerg Eberle, CC BY 3.0
- Шерм-эль-Шейх (Египет) Корпуса отеля DOMINA Corak Bay просто утопают в цветах - panoramio, Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0
- Sonesta Beach resort - panoramio, Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Шерм-эль-Шейх (Египет) Цветы и пальмы - panoramio, Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (20), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Шерм-эль-Шейх (Египет) Отель DOMINA Coral Bay и одноимённая бухта - panoramio, Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0
- Naama Bay Promenade R02, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh, Naama bay - panoramio (2), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh, Naama bay - panoramio (4), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (72), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (73), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (27), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (62), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (11), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh, Naama bay - panoramio (5), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (8), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (10), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Шарм-эль-Шейх - panoramio (43), Павел Котов, CC BY 3.0
- Шарм-эль-Шейх - panoramio (42), Павел Котов, CC BY 3.0
- Шарм-эль-Шейх - panoramio (41), Павел Котов, CC BY 3.0
- Шарм-эль-Шейх - panoramio (44), Павел Котов, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (114), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh - panoramio (9), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Шерм-эль-Шейх (Египет) Цветочки - panoramio, Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0
- Naama Bay Promenade R01, Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el Sheikh, Naama bay - panoramio (3), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (120), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (61), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (117), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Шерм-эль-Шейх (Египет) Гора цветов (всё живое и благоухает^) - panoramio, Сергей Алексеев, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm El Sheikh - panoramio (119), Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Sharm el-Sheikh , photo by Hatem moushir 3, Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Anemone and Clownfish on Middle Garden Reef, Sharm el Sheikh, mattk1979, CC BY-SA 2.0
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