Israeli settlements in the Sinai were split into two regions: one along the Mediterranean coast, and another along the Gulf of Aqaba.[5] Israel had plans to expand the settlement of Yamit into a city of up to 200,000 residents.[6] The actual population of Yamit never exceeded 3,000.[7] The settlements in the Yamit region were demolished by Israel prior to the withdrawal, but the settlements on the gulf: Ofira (Sharm el-Sheikh), Di Zahav (Dahab), and Neviot (Nuweiba) remained intact, and were further developed by Egypt after the withdrawal.