Red Sea Governorate (Arabic: محافظة البحر الأحمر Muḥāfaẓat al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country, its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan. Its capital is the city of Hurghada.
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