Marsa Alam is an Egyptian tourist city in the Red Sea Governorate, and it is one of the newly established cities, with its development starting in 1995 through investments by the Kuwaiti Al-Kharafi Group, which took on the construction of the city with all its facilities, resorts, and infrastructure. Marsa Alam has become one of Egypt’s most attractive tourist destinations. The city covers an area of 38,433 km², located 274 km south of Hurghada and 134 km south of El Quseir, with an elevation of about 60 meters above sea level. It is home to approximately 11,497 residents, mostly from the Ababda and Bishariya tribes, and includes three villages: Berenis, Abu Al-Hassan Al-Shadhili, and Abu Ghusun. The city is a global center for fishing, diving, and marine excursions. It also has an international airport, a yacht marina, a conference center, as well as luxury resorts and hotels. In its desert, gold mining activities take place at the Sukari mine.