Red Sea Coast

Egypt's Red Sea coast runs from the Gulf of Suez to the Sudanese border. Its mineral-rich red mountains inspired the name Mare Rostrum or Red Sea. Today, the crags and limestone wadis of the eastern desert remain relatively unexplored, but the Red Sea itself, dotted with coral reefs, fringed by ancient ports and teeming with underwater life, has a rich maritime history which stretches back to Pharaonic times.