El Gouna
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El Gouna's buildings were designed by European and American architects to resemble traditional rural Egyptian architecture such as that found in the Egyptian countryside and in Nubian villages. El Gouna specializes in watersports. There are several beaches including Zeytuna Beach (Template:Langx) located on its own island, Mangroovy Beach, Moods Beach and other hotel beaches.[4][5]
There are three main areas in El Gouna, Downtown, Tamr Henna Square (Template:Langx) and the Abu Tig Marina (Template:Langx). It also has El Gouna Mosque and a Coptic Orthodox church, the Church of St. Mary and the Archangels.
In 2017 an annual film festival was established, the El Gouna Film Festival.[6] Founded by telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris,[7] El Gouna Film Festival was previously attended by globally prominent celebrities including Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey,[8] Rambo's Sylvester Stallone[9] and Bottle Rocket’s Owen Wilson.[10]
Climate
The weather in El Gouna is sunny all year long. Temperatures range between Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert".. Humidity is 22% on average.[11] Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).
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See also
References
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