Suez) include: Al Hudaydah, Yemen (الحديدة) Al Lith, Saudi Arabia (الليِّث) Al Qunfudhah, Saudi Arabia (القنفذة) Al-Qusair, Egypt (القصير) Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia (الوجه) Aqaba, Jordan (العقبة) Asseb, Eritrea (ዓሰብ / عصب) Dahab, Egypt (دهب) Duba, Saudi Arabia (ضباء) Eilat, Israel (אילת) El Gouna, Egypt (الجونة) El Suweis, Egypt (السويس) Hala'ib, Egypt and Sudan (حلايب) (disputed) Haql, Saudi Arabia (حقل) Hirgigo, Eritrea (ሕርጊጎ / حرقيقو) Hurghada, Egypt (الغردقة) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (جدة) Jazan, Saudi Arabia (جازان) Marsa Alam, Egypt (مرسى علم) Massawa, Eritrea (ምጽዋዕ / مصوع) Moulhoule, Djibouti (مول هولة) Nuweiba, Egypt (نويبع) Port Safaga, Egypt (ميناء سفاجا) Port Sudan, Sudan (بورت سودان) Rabigh, Saudi Arabia (رابغ) Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (شرم الشيخ) Soma Bay, Egypt (سوما باي) Suakin, Sudan (سواكن) Taba, Egypt (طابا) Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (ثول) Yanbu, Saudi Arabia (ينبع) Facts and figures Length: ~ – 79% of the eastern Red Sea with numerous coastal inlets Maximum Width: ~ – Massawa (Eritrea) Minimum Width: ~ – Bab el Mandeb Strait (Yemen) Average Width: ~ Average Depth: ~ Maximum Depth: ~ Surface Area: Volume: Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (less than deep), and about 25% is less than deep. About 15% of the Red Sea is over depth that forms the deep axial trough. Shelf breaks are marked by coral reefs Continental slope has an irregular profile (series of steps down to ~) Centre of Red Sea has a narrow trough (Suakin Trough) (~; with maximum depth ) See also Benjamin Kahn ferry disaster Crossing the Red Sea, a Biblical tale from the Book of Exodus Red Sea Dam Robert Moresby References Further reading Miran, Jonathan. (2018). "The Red Sea," in David Armitage, Alison Bashford and Sujit Sivasundaram (eds.), Oceanic Histories (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), pp. 156–181. External links Red Sea Coral Reefs Red Sea Photography Tourist attractions in Egypt Egypt–Sudan border Eritrea–Sudan border Great Rift Valley Marine ecoregions Saudi Arabia–Yemen border Suez Canal Underwater diving sites Marginal seas of the Indian Ocean Gulfs of the Indian Ocean Geography of East Africa Geography of North Africa Geography of the Middle East Geography of Western Asia Horn of Africa Seas of Africa Seas of Asia Bodies of water of Egypt Bodies of water of Eritrea Bodies of water of Israel Bodies of water of Jordan Bodies of water of Saudi Arabia Bodies of water of Sudan Seas of Yemen Inlets of Asia Articles containing video clips