El Gouna
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| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Red Sea |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founded by | Samih Sawiris |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Area code | (+20) 65 |
El Gouna (Egyptian Arabic: الجونة [elˈɡuːnæ], "the Lagoon") is an Egyptian city located on the Red Sea in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. It is located 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Hurghada. It is part of the Red Sea Riviera, and a host city of the El Gouna Film Festival. It was created in 1990, and is owned and developed by Samih Sawiris' Orascom Development.
27°23′06″N 33°40′45″E / 27.38500°N 33.67917°EEl Gouna is originally known as a tourist city, it has 10 kilometers of coastline and consists of 20 islands surrounded by lagoons. The city is 25 kilometers away from the Hurghada International Airport.