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Seaports in Egypt
Egypt has 32 portsin the World Port Index — 5 large deep-water ports, 2 medium and 25 smaller harbours. They sit on Gulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean, Red Sea; Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.
PORTS32
LARGE · MEDIUM5 · 2
ONGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean
By harbour size
Large5 · 16%
Medium2 · 6%
Small8 · 25%
Very small17 · 53%
Biggest ports in Egypt
The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.
largeAin Sukhna TerminalGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · EG AISmax 297 m
largeAl Iskandariyh (Alexandria)Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EG ALY
largeAs SuwaysGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EG SUZ
largeBur Sa'idMediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Canal or Lake · EG PSD
largeDamiettaMediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EG DAM
mediumAl ArishMediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EGAACmax 250 m
mediumRas ShukhierGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Open Roadstead · EG RSH
smallNorth Ain Sukhna PortGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EG AISmax 369 m
smallSafajaRed Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · EG SGAmax 293 m
smallEl-AdabiyaGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · EG ADAmax 229 m
smallEl IsmailiyaSuez Canal; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Canal or Lake · EG ISM
smallRas Abu ZanimahGulf of Suez; Red Sea; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Natural) · EG AZA
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