Reid Sea (state)

Reid Sea البحر الأحمر al-Bahr al-Ahmar
State
Port Sudan
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 19°35′N 35°37′E
State	Sudan
Region	Kassala (Eastren Sudan)
Capital	Port Sudan
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Mohmed Taheir Aila
Area
• Total	218887 km2 (84,513 sq mi)
Population  (2010 (est.))
• Total	1,396,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Reid Sea (Arabic: البحر الأحمر‎ Al Baḥr al Aḥmar) is ane o the 17 wilayat or states o Sudan. It haes an aurie o 212,800 km² an an estimatit population of 1,396,000 (2010). Port Sudan is the capital of the state. Sudan claims, but does no control the Hala'ib Triangle, a region disputit atween Sudan an Egyp. The oreeginal inhabitants o the State are the Beja Tribes, who constitute abuin 65% o the current population wi lawer walth an pouer in the region.

Geographically, in the east, borderin the state, is the Reid Sea. Inland, muntains run frae north tae sooth, which are interruptit bi arid plains. Tae the northwast is the Nubie Desert. The Siyal Islands are locatit in the disputit aurie atween Egyp an Sudan in the northeast.

The Sudanese state is dividit intae the aicht admeenistrative auries: Bur Sudan (Port Sudan), Gebiet Elma'din, Halayib, Haya, Sawakin, Sinkat ,Gunob Awlieb , Derodieb, Tokar and Ageeg.

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