Raʾs Sudr - Raʾs Sudr

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Raʾs Sudr · ‏رأس سدر‎
GovernorateSouth Sinai
Residents
1.725 (2006)
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Raʾs Sudr

Ras Sudr or Ras Sidr (also Ras Sudar, Ras Sedr, Arabic:رأس سدر‎, Raʾs Sudr, Raʾs Sidr, occasionally incorrectlyرأس السدر‎, Raʾs as-Sudr) is a cape and tourist resort on the west coast of the peninsula Sinai at the Gulf of Suez. The place with 1,700 inhabitants[1] is about 50 kilometers south of Sue located and about 310 kilometers from Sharm esch-Sheikh away.

background

Today's city emerged from a Bedouin settlement. In 2006 there were around 17,000 residents here.

In addition to tourism, oil production and processing is an important branch of industry.

The city was also the scene of the Six Day War, when it was captured by the Israelis on June 8, 1967, and the Yom Kippur War of October 1973. In 1975, the city returned to Egyptian possession.

getting there

In the street

The place is located on trunk road 34, which runs from Ismailia and Sue on the coast of Sinai after Sharm esch-Sheikh leads. There is a gas station in the north of the city on the western side of the street (1 29 ° 36 '4 "N.32 ° 42 ′ 33 ″ E).

By bus from Cairo: From the central bus station Turquman several buses go to Sinai every day. The bus towards Sharm esch-Sheikh happens to Ra's Sudr. Further bus connections exist after Sue and eṭ-Ṭōr.

By plane

At et-Tōr (ELT) there is an airport. However, due to insufficient passenger numbers, EgyptAir has discontinued the regular service.

By boat

South of the Porto Sokhna Beach Resort on the west bank of the Gulf of Suez there is the Dome Valley Marina (2 29 ° 26 '38 "N.32 ° 29 ′ 10 ″ E) with 120 berths for yachts with a maximum length of 40 meters and a maximum draft of 4 meters.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

water sports

Ras Sudr is developing into the most important spot for Surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing on the Red Sea. There are two important places right on the edge of the lagoon or in the large lagoon itself near the Ramada Resort hotel.

There is a public beach to the east of the village.

shop

kitchen

accommodation

Unclassified accommodations

  • Daghash Land Village, Ras Sudr. Tel.: 20 (0)69 377 7049, Fax: 20 (0)69 340 0935. Not classified hotel.

Cheap

  • Blanche Beach, Ras Sudr. Tel.: 20 (0)69 338 0693. 2-star hotel with 24 twin rooms.
  • Mesalla Beach Resort, Ras Sudr. Tel.: 20 (0)69 338 0428, Fax: 20 (0)69 338 0427. 2-star hotel with 72 twin rooms.

medium

Upscale

4 star hotels

  • La Hacienda Beach Resort, Km 90 El Tor Rd. Mobile: 20 (0)100 117 7200, (0)100 117 7500, Fax: 20 (0)100 117 7301. 4-star hotel with 26 mostly two and three-bed rooms.

5 star hotels

health

In the southwest of the village there is a 1 hospital(29 ° 35 ′ 21 ″ N.32 ° 42 ′ 40 ″ E).

Practical advice

climate

Raʾs Sudr has a mild to warm climate all year round.

The wind blows from the northwest, its strength increases in the afternoon.

Ras SudrJanFebMarchAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec  
Mean highest air temperature in ° C192023273134353532292420O27.4
Average air temperature in ° C141517212427282826231815O21.3
Mean lowest air temperature in ° C8911141720222220171310O15.3
Precipitation in mm423200000013Σ15

trips

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Population according to the 2006 Egyptian census, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, accessed December 4, 2014.
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