Monday, March 23, 2009

Hurghada Snapshot


              Hurghada is an Egyptian city of the Red Sea Governorate.  It is located 22 km south of El-Gouna and 54 km north of Safaga. From the east lay Red Sea and from the west you can find the medium-height mountains. Until 1970, Hurghada was just a small tiny fishing village populated by a group of cheep farmers and fishermen. But at the late of 1970 it has continuously enlarged 
by American and European investors where the found a truly charming nature there. 


               The privilege of Hurghada is of its nature and climate where the moderate whether around the year. It has many Islands nearby which receive the immigration birds and down the warm water you can find the most rare and beautiful coral reefs. these unique underwater gardens offshore are some of the finest in the world. on the other side where the mountains lay, you can enjoy the unforgotten sight of both sunshine, where the sea embrace the sun, and the sunset. 
           
The Egyptian Government had realized all of these facts about Hurghada, so it planned a strategy to well-developed this small fishing village.. It encouraged investors especially those who had a great experience in tourism section to construct their projects. step by step the government began to divide the desert around the city into plots and people began to build. year to another, Hurghada attracted so many and districts began to appear. 
        
      Nowadays, Hurghada became one of the most famous tourist resort of the world, where you can find a lot of life activities. Hotels and resorts spread alo
ng the Red Sea shores for almost 40 km. More than 150 hotels and resorts serving more than 2 million sunseakers. Activities varies from windsurfing, sailing, diving, deep sea fishing swimming. snorkeling to golf, safari, pooling, night clubs, discos, shopping and parties. 
         
     As a result for all above, Hurghada stretched from only one district (the old part of the city called El-Dahar) to more than 15 remarkable districts, and still exposed to increase. Each district has its own style and shape differs from the heights of the buildings, wide of streets, services available.....etc. But the most distinguished thing in these districts is that buildings' heights do not exceed 5 floors, in other districts 2