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Safaga, the Glossary

Port Safaga, also known as Safaga (سفاجا), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located south of Hurghada.^[1]

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22 relations: Bungalow, Climate of Egypt, Desert climate, Duba, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Egypt Standard Time, Ferry, Gamul Kebir, Hajj, Hurghada, Köppen climate classification, Mecca, Philotera, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Qena, Red Sea, Red Sea Governorate, Scuba diving, Stephanus of Byzantium, Subdivisions of Egypt, Upper Egypt, Windsurfing.
Ancient Greeks in Egypt
Populated coastal places in Egypt
Populated places in Red Sea Governorate
Tourism in Egypt
Underwater diving sites in Egypt

Bungalow

A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is single-storey, and may be surrounded by wide verandas.

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Climate of Egypt

Egypt essentially has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).

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Desert climate

The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.

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Duba, Saudi Arabia

Duba (ضبا) is a small city on the northern Red Sea coast, of Saudi Arabia.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Egypt Standard Time (EGY) (Tawqīt Miṣr al-qiyāsiyy) is UTC+02:00, which is equivalent to Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time and Central European Summer Time, and is co-linear with neighbouring Libya and Sudan.

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Ferry

A ferry is a boat that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.

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Gamul Kebir

Gamul Kebir or Gamul Kebeer is a dive location just off the Egyptian Safaga Island in the Red Sea. Safaga and Gamul Kebir are underwater diving sites in Egypt.

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Hajj

Hajj (translit; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.

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Hurghada

Hurghada (الغردقة) is a coastal city that serves as the largest city and capital of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. Safaga and Hurghada are Populated coastal places in Egypt, Populated places in Red Sea Governorate and underwater diving sites in Egypt.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Mecca

Mecca (officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam.

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Philotera

Philotera (Φιλωτέρα., born 315/309 BC-probably after 282 BC and before 268 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman and a Greek Egyptian princess of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC.

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Qena

Qena (قنا, locally:; ⲕⲱⲛⲏ Konē) is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Red Sea Governorate

Red Sea Governorate (محافظة البحر الأحمر) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt.

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Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance.

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Stephanus of Byzantium

Stephanus or Stephen of Byzantium (Stephanus Byzantinus; Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, Stéphanos Byzántios; centuryAD) was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled Ethnica (Ἐθνικά).

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Subdivisions of Egypt

Egypt is divided, for the purpose of public administration, according to a three-layer hierarchy and some districts are further subdivided, creating an occasional fourth layer.

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Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt (صعيد مصر, shortened to الصعيد,, locally) is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel N. It thus consists of the entire Nile River valley from Cairo south to Lake Nasser (formed by the Aswan High Dam).

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Windsurfing

Windsurfing is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safaga

Also known as Port Safaga.