Itbay

Red Sea Hills in Egypt
Closer view of the arid, rocky Red Sea Hills

Itbāy (Arabic: اطبيه) or ʿAtbāy is a region of southeastern Egypt and northeastern Sudan. It is characterized by a chain of mountains, the Red Sea Hills, running north–south and parallel with the Red Sea. The hills separate the narrow coastal plain from the Eastern Desert.[1]

  1. ^ "Itbāy", in Encyclopædia Britannica (online 7 May 2012), accessed 31 December 2018.

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