Sharm el-Sheikh (Arabic شرم الشيخ) is a large resort at the south tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The main reasons to visit are for scuba-diving and...

from Sharm el-Sheikh through Dahab, Nuweiba, and Taba Heights to Taba on the border with Israel. If you are staying longer, or travelling further, e.g...

December 1971 when the Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi and Dubai met and Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi proposed forming a union with Sheikh Rashid of Dubai. Sharjah...

travelling in convoys. Three metro lines serve Greater Cairo, see Cairo#Get around. The ferry across the Red Sea between Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh...

Hurghada-Sharm el-Sheikh, 2 or 3 a week, two hours, foot passengers only. You can't get an Egyptian visa on this route, but travelling from Hurghada to...

significant oil reserves compared to Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum, then the leader and Sheikh of Dubai, continued on the booming expansion of trade...

spiritual adviser Shamsedin Kulyol, and his eldest sons Jahangir and Omar Sheikh were buried here. The name Shakhrisabz is Tajik and means "green city"....

to use public transportation. 25.075755.142141 Sheikh Zayed Road. Formerly Trade Centre Road, Sheikh Zayed Road is the largest and most famous street...

through Taba Heights, Nuweiba and Dahab to Sharm-el-Sheikh. If you're staying longer, or travelling further eg to Cairo, you need a visa. It's best to...

made the temporary capital as it was the home of the UAE founding father Sheikh Zayed. Later, Abu Dhabi was declared to be the permanent capital of the...

village named Tungipara where the "Father of the Nation" of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born and grew up. Rahman was the first Prime Minister...

Mohammed Zubarah - the ruins of a deserted city and a fort built in 1938 by Sheikh Abdu'llah bin Qasim Al-Thani Qatar has the world's third-largest natural-gas...

suitably located. It covers travel to/from Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh (6-7 hr). It allows for inexpensive and convenient onward travel after getting off the...

road toll. The Metro Green and Red Lines run through Bur Dubai, as does Sheikh Zayed Rd. Small ferries called heritage abra cross the creek from Deira...

Heritage District. The fort itself has been lovingly restored by the present Sheikh and the museum provides something of a glimpse at social history of the...

Dahab (دهب) is a town in Egypt, 85 km (53 miles) north of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba, near the southern tip of Sinai. It is a place that many...

explore the area, it's best to have your own vehicle. 25.34920451.2591141 Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum, Dukhan Hwy (2 km before the Al Samariyah...

Torbat-e Jam is the birth and burial place of the renowned 11th century mystic Sheikh Ahmad Jami. The city is in fact named after the great mystic. There are...

run at least daily from Port Said, Ismailia, Alexandria (6 hr), Sharm el-Sheikh (7 hr) and Taba. Upper Egypt buses run every couple of hours along the coast...

to Muharraq using one of the 3 modern causeways: 'Sheikh Isa Bin Salma', 'Sheikh Hamad' and 'Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman'. All of them will lead you to...