Page 51 - Tourism regions
P. 51
The Hills are not a continuous range but consist of sets of
interlocking systems more or less alignment. They are
geographical complex, with igneous and metamorphic rocks.
As such, it is regarded by Encyclopedias Britannica as “a sub-
region in itself.
Ain El Sukhna is famed for two mountains that have religious
significance: Attaqa, which rises more than 800 above sea
leveland hems in the valleys (wadis) of Hogouland Chuwaiba.
Galala El Bahareya , the southern periphery of the area , which
rises to more than 1,200 m and embarces the valleys of Kuthaib (
75sq,km), Abul-dorg (68.5sq,km)and smaller ones such as
ElMalha and Gar El Malha.
These mountains and valleys constitute a main component in the
area’s attractiveness for tourists and local holiday-makers.
Egyptian Tourism Regions Page 50
