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and Sharm el-Sheikh, including Dahab, St Catherine, Tor Sinai

and Sharm el-Sheikh cities. Nuweiba Markaz has the greatest

area of all, followed by Abu Rudeis.

Agricultural Activity:

The cultivated lands reach about 14,000 feddans, which rely

on rainwater for irrigation. The Governorate is famous for the

cultivation of palm and olive trees. One of the most important

agricultural villages is Ferran, which is known for a long time

of the cultivation of fruit and olive trees, as it possesses many

springs and wells.

Industrial Activity:

South Sinai produces 30% of Egypt's production of oil, in

addition to manganese ore, glass sand, gypsum, choline and

granitic rocks. Abu Zenima is the most important industrial

area in South Sinai, which includes an industrial complex,

ferromanganese and gypsum plants, and factories for

extraction and processing turquoise stone, etc. where they

depend on quarrying areas of Sharm el-Sheikh, St. Catherine

and Abu Rudeis.

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