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The Land of Fayrouz is the name
given by the Egyptians to the Sinai Peninsula; it is a
triangular peninsula situated between the Mediterranean Sea in
North and the Red Sea in South and having an area of 60.000
square kilometers. The Land of Fayrouz is divided in two
provinces or governorates: the South of Sinai, called Ganub Sina
and the North of Sinai called Shamal Sina’; both of these
provinces are under the administration of Egypt. The Suez Canal
is the place of convergence for the other 3 governorates. This
includes el-Sewais which means the Suez, el-Isma’ileyyah in
center and Port Said with Port Said as the capital in North.
There are about 66.500 people living in Ganub Sina and about
314.000 living in Shamal Sina’. The Port Said` s population is
about 500.000 people. Some of the el-Isma’ileyyah and el-Suweis`
population are living in Sinai and the rest of it o the Suez
Canal` s Western side. The united population of the two
provinces is about 1.3 million, from which a part lives in Sinai
and the other part in the West of Suez Canal. In the last 30
years the Land of Fayrouz became an important destination for
numerous tourists; the wonderful coral reefs, the natural
beauties, the religious history and the vicinity with Israel
being some of the things that attract the tourists. A big number
of Egyptians from the Nile Delta and the Nile Valley moved from
these areas to get a job in tourism. The development caused the
robbing of the native Bedouins of their fishing places and lands
of grazing. The cultures` clash led to some attacks of the
terrorists. The target of these attacks was the Israelis and the
people from West as well as the Egyptians. |
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