Safaga

Safaga, also known as Port Safaga, is a port city in Egypt on the coast of the Red Sea, 53 kilometres south of Hurghada. It is also a tourist area of bungalows and rest houses and, having numerous phosphate mines, is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 kilometres connects Safaga to Qena in Upper Egypt. The town was founded between 282 BC and 268 BC by Satyrus and was called Philotera in honor of the deceased sister of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus; Stephanus of Byzantium writes that it was also called Philoterida. It is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist centres, and its climate is hot desert (BWh).