Tiran Island & Wreck is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along theRed Sea Tiran Island & Wreck is the administrative hub of Egypt’s South Sinai Governorate, which includes the smaller coastal towns of Dahab and Nuweiba as well as the mountainous interior, St. Catherine and Mount Sinai. The city and holiday resort is a significant centre for tourism in Egypt, while also attracting many international conferences and diplomatic meetings
Tiran Island & Wreck has become a popular location for scuba diving as a result of its underwater scenery and warm waters. Other beach activities include snorkelling, windsurfing, kitesurfing, para-sailing, boating, and canoeing.
Ras Mohamed np park is located at the southernmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula where the waters of the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez meet, producing strong currents and providing a habitat for diverse marine life. Two reefs popular with divers are Shark Reef, a vertical wall descending to over 800 metres (2,600 ft), and Yolanda Reef, the site of the wreck of the Yolanda.
The Straits of Tiran are located at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba and in a major. Shipping lane There are four reefs there, each named after one of the British cartographers who first mapped them: Gordan, Thomas, Woodhouse and Jackson. In summer months hammerhead sharks swim in schools near the reefs.
The Tiran Island & Wreck Hyperbaric Medical Center was founded in 1993 by the Egyptian ministry of tourism with a grant from USAID to assist with diving-related medical conditions.
