I-somay bay ikwi-peninsula abu sma. Ukusuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, iHurgthada yahlulela, kuphela iikhilomitha ezingamashumi amane kuphela. I-Abu Soma ukusuka kumacala amathathu ajikeleze ulwandle, olunika ithuba elikhethekileyo, elivumile imimandla efana nolwandle. Ukuhlala eSoma Bay, akunakugxila kwiholide yolwandle, njengoko kunethuba elihle lokuya kwiihambo ezihlukileyo kwaye udibana neengqolowa zaseYiputa.
Kwizorhwebo zemoto ye-somay yenziwa, ibhasi kunye nohambo lomoya. Ukusuka apha unokufikelela kwiNtili yeNayile, intlambo yookumkani, uyayincoma iitempile zeKarnak kunye noTyopyor, ukuze wenze i-pilgrimage kwiimonimaties zeStterter yaseSt. Anthony noSt. Imigangatho esondeleyo kwi-SOM Bay kwaye iqaphela ngokungacacanga kwiinkulungwane ezilishumi elinesithandathu ukusuka kumzuzu wesiseko sabo. Ukwazi ubunzulu kwimbali ye-Egypt, ungandwendwela i-monster mons porfirites kunye nemons claudianus. Kukule quitchIigetye kangangokuba amaJiphutha amandulo akhokelele ekuvelisweni kweGranite kunye neNgxowa-mali yokwakhiwa kwezakhiwo zawo.
Imivundla kwiSoma Bay inqabile kakhulu, kwaye ixesha lokuchithelwa lihlala unyaka wonke. Ebusika, iqondo lobushushu lemihla ngemihla limalunga namashumi amabini anesihlanu ubushushu, nobusika, malunga namashumi amathathu anesihlanu kunye nomqondiso. I-Soma Bay, ngenxa yemozulu yakhe ethambileyo, igqibelele ekuzondeleni nosapho lonke, kubandakanya ne-thewor.
