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Sharm al-Sheikh

American  
[shahrm al-sheyk, shahrm el-shekh] / ˈʃɑrm ælˈʃeɪk, ˈʃɑrm ɛlˈʃɛx /

noun

  1. a village and military post in E Egypt, on the Sinai Peninsula, guarding the Gulf of Suez.

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Flights to resort destinations Sharm al-Sheikh and Hurghada were suspended after a Russian passenger plane crashed in Sinai in October 2015, killing 224 people.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2021

Britain and Russia suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh pending improvements to security.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2016

Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands have suspended flights to and from Sharm al-Sheikh, leaving thousands of European tourists stranded in the Red Sea resort where the plane took off.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2015

Cairo is hoping security concerns will not detract from a high-profile investment conference it is hosting later this month in the Sinai Red Sea resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh.

From Newsweek • Mar. 2, 2015

An agreement   reached at Sharm al-Sheikh in February 2005 significantly reduced   the violence.

From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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