The Magic Lake of Ras Mohamed: A Fascinating Tourist Destination
The splendor of the magic Lake in Ras Mohamed, If you are a fan of adventure and watching beautiful landscapes, then you are on a date today to visit one of these charming places that take your breath away: the magic lake in Sharm El Sheikh.
The magic Lake location
The magic lake is located in the Ras Mohamed Nature Reserve, one of the most important tourist attractions in Sharm El Sheikh. Its name is due to the fact that its waters change their colors 7 times a day according to sunlight.
The legend of the magic lake
The legend says that the lake has a high healing ability, especially for bone and rheumatic diseases, and that is true because the lake water contains many minerals that are used in the treatment of many diseases, especially rheumatic diseases, and when tourists go to it, they treat themselves with that mineral water.
The Bedouins call the lake the “Wishing” lake, because they believe that if they swim in the lake and then throw some stones loaded with wishes, these wishes will come true.
The rare birds and animals of the lake
The magic lake is home to many rare birds and animals, such as the Nubian mountain ibex and small mammals such as foxes, hyenas, mountain rabbits, deer, and mountain goats. Among the birds that make this reserve their home are herons and gulls. The reserve is characterized by very hot weather in the summer and mild weather in the winter.
The lake contains many coral reefs, colorful fish, countless sea caves, and fossils that are 20 million years old. It also has unique and diverse white sand dunes.
It is worth noting that the Ras Mohammed Reserve was classified as a global reserve in 1983, as it contains many important and highly sensitive ideological systems, and it covers an area of 480 square kilometres.
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