The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, … See more

Red Sea has names in many languages of the region
• Modern Arabic: البحر الأحمر, romanized: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar; Medieval Arabic: بحر القلزم, romanized: Baḥr al-Qulzum;
• Hebrew: הַיָּם הָאָדוֹם, romanized: hayYām hāʾĀḏōm; See more

The Red Sea is between arid land, desert and semi-desert. Reef systems are better developed along the Red Sea mainly because of its … See more

The Red Sea is a rich and diverse ecosystem. For example more than 1200 fish species have been recorded in the Red Sea, of which … See more

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Red Sea as follows:
On the North. The … See more

Ancient era
The earliest known exploration of the Red Sea was conducted by ancient Egyptians, as they attempted to establish commercial routes to See more

The Red Sea was formed by the Arabian Peninsula being split from the Horn of Africa by movement of the Red Sea Rift. This split started in the Eocene and accelerated during the See more