| Safaga | |
| Native Name: | سفاجا |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Red Sea |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5,285 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 55,299 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 26.7575°N 33.9367°W |
| Elevation M: | 23 |
Port Safaga, also known as Safaga (ar|سفاجا , pronounced as /arz/), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53km (33miles) south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses.
Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164km (102miles) connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt.
The town was founded between 282 BC and 268 BC, by Satyrus (grc|Σάτυρος).[2] [3] It was called Philotera (grc|Φιλωτέρα) in honor of the deceased sister of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus.[2] Stephanus of Byzantium write that it was also called Philoterida (grc|Φιλωτερίδα).[3]
Safaga City is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist centres, as special medical researches have proved the potential of attracting international tourism to Safaga.
Safaga was a merchant port for many years. The town has a small tourism industry, specialising in scuba diving. It was the host of the 1993 Red Sea World Windsurfing Championships.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[4] as the rest of Egypt.
The highest record temperature was on July 30, 2002, while the lowest record temperature was on February 2, 1993.[5]
Safaga port is also a gateway for Duba port to some hajj pilgrims or travelers to Mecca, by ferries.