Hurghada gained its name from the tree Algrkd which
grows in abundance in
this region was the fishermen come from the Arabian Peninsula and meet at the tree Algrkd. The
confluence hunters after the completion of fishing when a tree Algrkd with the
surge. There was at that time a continuous frequency for a particular phrase, "When
we meet Algrkd" including the recently derived the name of Hurghada
Was the construction of recreational break in the
position of the tree of King Farouk. After nationalization in the era of
President Gamal Abdel Nasser has become of this building club armed forces for
water sports, and signed now in front of the city's Tourist Information
Center
The city's history is very short, there are
no raised or temples or mention of this city in ancient Egyptian history. Hurghada
was a meeting place for hunters coming from the Arabian Peninsula tribes
Alaghina and Rashaida and Almaazh, and the city at that time were not only a
group of houses was inhabited by primitive nomads, stationed mainly in the area
of the
scaffold. The work of the region's population in the fishing and dried, and
pearling
Oil was discovered in the area in 1913 and
began economic production for export in Hurghada wells in 1921. Was Aabar oils
Anglo-Egyptian Company Limited (a subsidiary of Shell International), one of
the first companies that started in the production of oil in this region. Production
amounted to Hurghada from the date of discovery of oil and to 1996 (41.448 million
barrels). With the decline in production has been moved significantly large
number of workers to Ras Gharib and the company's fields in the Sinai, such as
Ras Sidr, leaving only a limited number of workers until 1954 numbered no more
than 40 workers. With lower oil production adopted Hurghada services as the
capital of the province..
Tourism has remained in this period for the
lovers of individual sea. Experienced a break of King Farouk lots visits King
who is constantly hunting trips, and after the revolution turned into a break
for Marshal Abdel-Hakim Amer, who purchased the seven fishing boats were
distributed to fishermen was an association of fishermen charge of providing
services to them and control the sale of fish from fishermen, Inc. fisheries. Opened
Sheraton Hotel Hurghada in 1963 - commissioned million pounds, almost - by the
company Sheraton Global was the turning point of oil production to tourism
Vsdor Ministerial Decree No. 70 of 1964 as the province of the Red Sea province
of tourist but remained Hurghada in reliance on fishing and service delivery
center management of the county and its directorates cost factory was
established with Serbx fish and fish marketing company and tourism remained
limited at the Sheraton Hotel and the Mermaid
