| Photo Information |
| Copyright: dusa stankovic (duskadragan) (30) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-09-27 |
| Categories: Nature |
| Exposure: f/6.9, 1/240 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2006-10-08 12:13 |
| Viewed: 761 |
| Points: 0 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| Ain Soukhna on the Egyptian Red Sea Coast has often been referred to as a town, but is really not. Ain Soukhna can be translated as "hot spring" and the name originates from sulfur springs in Gebal Ataqa, a nearby Eastern Desert mountain. It is a region that stretches from just south of Suez down the coast for about sixty kilometers, and mostly consists of a port along with a series of resort complexes, with a few independent restaurants, gas stations and other facilities scattered along the coastal road. It seems only natural for this region to be so developed, considering that it represents the closest beaches to Cairo, one of the largest cities in the world,... |
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