The Protector of Ras Mohammed - Coastal Cities- Sinai

 Protector of Ras Mohammed - Coastal Cities- Sinai

A lot of people, and me among them, believe that Ras Mohamed does not belong to this world with its extraordinary environment and its unique location. The air here is cleaner and even smells different than any other place of Egypt. The whole environment is clean. Everybody is enjoying themselves without hurting this paradise that god granted us on earth.

Maybe it is because of its exceptional location in the meeting point of two different gulfs, the Suez Gulf and the Aqaba Gulf. It has to be pointed here that Ras Mohamed is the only place in Sinai that overlooks the two gulfs surrounding Sinai from the East and the West.

The protected area of Ras Mohamed is located in the last point in the south of Sinai 12 kilometers away from Sharm El Sheikh, 70 kilometers away from the city of Tor Sinai, and 446 kilometers away from Cairo.

Ras Mohamed is 480 kilometers in size with 135 kilometers of land and 345 kilometers of water. This besides the size of the two islands: Tiran and Sanafir which is 370 kilometers with 100 kilometers that consist of land and 270 kilometers that consist of water.

The protected area in Ras Mohamed was established in 1983 and it was named Ras Mohamed, or the head of Mohamed because of its shape that looks like the top of a triangle with the mountains of south Sinai forming the other side of the triangle. The protected area of Ras Mohamed was included into the international list of heritage in the same year it was established. 

Trips to Ras Mohamed can be organized from Sharm El Sheikh and many other cities in Sinai like Dahab, Newiba, and Ras Suder. You can hire a motor boat and go from Sharm El Sheikh in an exciting diving sea voyage, or by driving a four by four car in order to know Ras Mohamed even better and enjoy the uniqueness of its lands as the dissimilarity of its sea water.

The trip from Sharm El Sheikh to Ras Mohamed takes 20 minutes by car until you reach the gate of the protected area which is called the gate of Allah. It was designed by one of the Egyptian engineers after the 1973 October war. He created the gate out of cement rocks in a remarkable way that looked at the end like the name of god "Allah" in the Egyptian language.

As soon as you enter Ras Mohamed, you will find attractive sand dunes all around you the thing that makes you want to go deeper into this paradise. Soon enough, you will go for the first stop of your trip in front of the Suez shore, the beach that overlooks the Suez Gulf. The British author, I M forester, described this area as this great passage way that is surrounded by with its red mountains and its clear water that you can never find all over the world.

The Suez beach is full of beautiful sea gulls and it is the resting point of many rare species like sea turtles and a lot of many other creatures that encourage you to go for a dive to explore this area by yourself. You can meet dolphins, water turtles, or even sharks. There are also a lot of crustaceans and sponge animals. There is also a distinctive selection of around 200 kinds of coral reefs.

Your next stop in Ras Mohamed will be the mangrove canal and mangrove is a rare plant that can be found in four places only around the world. The nature of this plant makes it absorb salt out of the water and produce it again in its leaves. Afterwards, you go on with your trip visiting the location of the great earthquake that hit Egypt millions of years ago and caused a breakdown in the land of Ras Mohamed causing this canal.

The unique fortress of mangrove plants that disconnects Ras Mohamed from the Island of Al Ba'eera is lactated in the Eastern part of Ras Mohamed. This fortress has very da7la water and sometimes the land becomes totally dry because of the nature of the area and the islands around it. 

The magical lake is your next stop now and this lake is totally out of this world as it contains all the sheds and levels of blue color and some Ras Mohamed fans believe that this lake changes its colors seven times every day. This lake has an old story that says that Bedouins used to come and swim in its water and throw gems and makes wishes. This is more or less what still happens till today as tourists come and swim in the lake, throw coins, and make wishes.

Then you go to the romantic Eastern border of the protected area of Ras Mohamed consists of a natural stone wall that stands against the water of the Aqaba Gulf. You are going to leave the car and go to enjoy the beautiful white sand and you can also dive or snorkel in one of the most remarkable diving spots in the whole world.

There are a lot of sea caves in this spot and many sea creatures of different colors, shapes, and sizes. However, most of these creatures are friendly and you can swim beside them safely. There are many butterfly fishes in this area and a number of fire reefs that hurts anyone that touch them. This is besides a number of swimming corals that will make you feel you are swimming in a colored portrait that consists of the art of god.

Your last stop at Ras Mohamed would be the telescope that is located at the top of a huge rock that enables you to glance at the two gulfs and sea the whole area from above.

Ras Mohamed is famous for its marvelous coral reefs beaches that are located on both of the Gulfs with colored fish, sea turtles, and other sea creatures that you can never find anywhere else. The coral reefs beaches spread from the north eastern side of Ras Mohamed around the islands of Tiran and Sanafir where the rare bird of Osperi builds its nests and live. Ras Mohamed has 150 different kinds of coral reefs.

Ras Mohamed is world wide famous as one of the most amazing diving spots in the globe. Tourists from all over the world visit Ras Mohamed every year to enjoy diving and snorkeling.

Ras Mohamed has a quite dissimilar biological variety. It hosts a lot of species of birds like falcons, herons, storks, and a lot of mammals like foxes, hyenas , wild rabbits, dears and mountain goats. This is besides a lot of sea creatures like dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles. 

Ras Mohamed has a collection of the most ancient fossils in the whole world that age from 75 thousand years to 20 million years! Yes this figure is correct.

One trip to Ras Mohamed and you will definitely become a fan and you will feel addicted to the beauty of the area. A lot of tourists from Russia, Germany, England, France and many other countries from all over the world come to visit Ras Mohamed every year. Ras Mohamed is one of the magic spots on Earth. If you love nature, coral reefs, fish, and sand beaches, Ras Mohamed is a "must visit" spot for you!