Sharm el-Sheikh

Summary

Sharm el-Sheikh is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,407 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sharm el-Sheikh is located in South Sinai Governorate^[3].
• Sharm el-Sheikh is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Sharm el-Sheikh is on the continent of Africa^[5].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's instance of is recorded as resort town^[7].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's instance of is recorded as kism^[8].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arzachena^[9].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Batumi^[10].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's Commons category is recorded as Sharm el-Sheikh^[11].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[12].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.851944444444445, 'lon': 34.305}^[13].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's official website is recorded as https://www.sharm-city.com/^[14].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sharm El Sheikh^[15].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's Commons gallery is recorded as شرم الشيخ^[16].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+4306'}^[17].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+73000'}^[18].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+38478'}^[19].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+13201'}^[20].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+13561'}^[21].
• Sharm el-Sheikh has a population of {'amount': '+13616'}^[22].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'شرم الشيخ'}^[23].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'شرم الشيخ'}^[24].
• Sharm el-Sheikh's different from is recorded as Sharm el-Sheich^[25].
• Sharm el-Sheikh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[26].

Body

Geography

Sharm el-Sheikh is in the country of Egypt^[4]. It is located in South Sinai Governorate^[3]. It is on the continent of Africa^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Sharm el-Sheikh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+4306'}^[17], {'amount': '+73000'}^[18], {'amount': '+38478'}^[19], {'amount': '+13201'}^[20], {'amount': '+13561'}^[21], and {'amount': '+13616'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], resort town^[7], and kism^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sharm el-Sheikh include Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport^[27], an international airport^[28], in Egypt^[29].

Why It Matters

Sharm el-Sheikh ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,407 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport^[27], an international airport^[28], in Egypt^[29].