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The Red Sea (also the Erythraean Sea) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion. The sea is underlain by the Red Sea Rift which is part of the Great Rift Valley.

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-The '''Blue Desert''' is an area of the [[Sinai Desert]] near the [[Red Sea]] resort of [[Dahab]], where a number of rocks are painted blue. The climate max is 36*c
+The '''Red Sea''' (also the '''Erythraean Sea''') is a [[seawater]] [[inlet]] of the [[Indian Ocean]], lying between [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the [[Bab el Mandeb]] strait and the [[Gulf of Aden]]. In the north, there is the [[Sinai Peninsula]], the [[Gulf of Aqaba]], and the [[Gulf of Suez]] (leading to the [[Suez Canal]]). The Red Sea is a [[Global 200]] [[ecoregion]]. The sea is underlain by the [[Red Sea Rift]] which is part of the [[Great Rift Valley (geographical concept)|Great Rift Valley]].
-This piece of art was created in 1980 when, following the 1979 [[Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty]] [[Belgian people|Belgian]] artist [[Jean Verame]] visited Sinai to paint a line of peace. Verame gained the permission of Egyptian [[President of Egypt|President]] [[Anwar Sadat]] and received a grant of ten tons of paint from the [[United Nations]].
-Jean Verame later created a similar installation near the village of Tafraout in southern Morocco.
-[[Category:Deserts of Egypt]]
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