● The Red Sea may be geographically divided into three sections : the Red Sea proper, and in the north, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez . ● The six countries bordering the Red Sea proper are: ◦ Eastern shore : Saudi Arabia and Yemen ◦ Western shore : Egypt , Sudan , Eritrea and Djibouti ● Starting from Yemen, the correct anti-clockwise sequence of littoral nations that borders Red Sea are Yemen–Saudi Arabia–Egypt–Sudan–Eritrea . ● The Gulf of Suez is entirely bordered by Egypt. ● The Gulf of Aqaba borders Egypt, Israel , Jordan and Saudi Arabia.