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The strategic significance of the governorate is attached to its

extensive coast along the Red Sea and its deep dent into the

Eastern Desert. Since the governorate is rich in unique and

rare marine creatures, birds, wild animals, and aromatic plants,

it was necessary to set up natural protectorates to preserve

such resources.

In this context, four protectorates were established, namely:

Mangarouf forests protectorate to reproduce turtles, and rare

marine birds; Abrak protectorate which has valleys, plains, and

plateaus hosting animals and wild plants; el-Daeib protectorate

having marine plants and wild animals in its valleys and

plains, also Elba Mountain protectorate that includes Elba

Mountain which is1437 meters high above the sea level and

hosts plants, as well as rare birds and wild animals.

The Red Sea governorate is the main outlet for the exports and

imports of Upper Egypt governorates. It has a sea Port for

pilgrims. Tourism deems to be the main activity in the

governorate, in addition to other activities such as mining.

Worth noting is that the governorate is by far the richest

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