Hurghada, is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of
Egypt. The city was founded in the early 20th century, and since the
1980s has been continually enlarged by Egyptian and foreign investors to
become the leading seashore resort on the Red Sea. Holiday villages and
hotels provide aquatic sport facilities for sailboarders, yachtsmen,
scuba divers and snorkelers.Hurghada stretches for about 36
kilometres (22 mi) along the seashore. The resort is a destination for
Egyptian tourists from Cairo, the Delta and Upper Egypt, as well as
package holiday tourists from Europe, notably Serbs, Italians, Russians,
Poles, Czechs and Germans. Until a few years ago it was a small fishing
village. Today Hurghada counts 248,000 inhabitants and is divided into
three parts: Downtown (El Dahar); Sekalla,the city center, and El Memsha
(Village road). The city is served by the Hurghada International
Airport with scheduled passenger traffic to and from Cairo and direct
connections with several cities in Europe. Hurghada is known for its
watersports activities, nightlife and warm weather. Daily temperature
hovers round 30 degrees celsius most of the year. Numerous Europeans
spend their Christmas and New Year holidays in the city, primarily
Germans, Russians and Italians.
