What is Red Sea?
[[File:Red_Sea_37.95521E_21.41271N.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Red Sea between Africa and Arabia]] [[File:RedSeaEgyptReef.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Coral reef near Marsa Alam, Egypt]] The '''Red Sea''' is a [[sea]] between the [[Arabian Peninsula]] of [[Asia]] in the northeast and [[Africa]] in the southwest. It is a part of the [[Indian Ocean]]. The Red Sea is about 2200&nbsp;km long and less than 330&nbsp;km wide. Many [[ship]]s go through the Red Sea because the [[Suez Channel]] at the north end connects the Red Sea to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. [[Bab-el-Mandeb]] in the south is a gate to the Indian Ocean. [[Port]]s include [[Suez]], [[Port Sudan]], [[Massawa]], [[Yanbu al-Bahr]], [[Jeddah]], [[Aqaba]] and [[Eilat]]. The Red Sea has that name because it sometimes looks red from the red [[algae]]. The [[water]] has more [[salt]] and is clearer than water of most other seas because almost no [[river]]s run into it. The [[climate]] is dry and warm the whole year. Many people, including those from [[Europe]], like to vacation there during the winter. Some of them are [[scuba diving|divers]] and want to see the beautiful [[coral reef]]s and [[fish]]. [[Seaside resort]]s include [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], [[Eilat]] or [[Hurghada]]. == Geography == The [[country|countries]] next to the Red Sea are [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Yemen]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]] and [[Israel]]. In the book of [[Exodus]], [[God]] parted it for [[Moses]] and the [[Israelite]]s so they could escape from the [[Egypt]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{List of seas}} {{Jordan topics}} [[Category:Seas of the Indian Ocean]] {{geo-stub}}