Ras Muhammed Reserve

 Ras Mohamed is an Egyptian nature reserve in southern Sinai, 12 km from Sharm El-Sheikh. It adjoins the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west. A nature reserve was established in 1983. Diving and swimming are popular activities in Ras Mohammed.

This reserve is located at the confluence of the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba. The eastern edge of the Ras Mohammed Reserve represents a rocky wall with the waters of the Gulf in which coral reefs are located. There is also a mangrove channel that separates the Ras Mohammed Peninsula and Al-Baira Island with a length of about 250 m. Ras Mohammed area is characterized by coral beaches located in the depths of the watery ocean of Ras Mohammed, colorful fish, endangered sea turtles and rare aquatic life. Landslides "earthquakes" the formation of water caves at the bottom of the island. The reserve is also home to many important birds and animals such as: the Nubian ibex in the mountainous areas, small mammals, reptiles and insects that only appear at night. The reserve is also home to many important birds such as herons and gulls. Its area is 480 km. It has very hot summers and mild winters. Why was Ras Mohammed declared a nature reserve.... Ras Mohammed was declared a nature reserve because it contains a number of important and highly sensitive ideological systems such as (coral reefs, mangrove environment, desert medicine environment, coastal environments represented in mudflats, saline lands, and seagrass environment, and these

Here are some great photos from Ras Mohammed Nature Reserve