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Dahab Destination Guide

Explore Dahab in Egypt

Dahab in the region of Janūb Sīnāʼ with its 8,000 inhabitants is a town in Egypt - some 224 mi or ( 361 km ) South-East of Cairo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Dahab

Current time in Dahab is now 03:39 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Amman, Aqaba, Gaza, Tel Aviv, and Tor. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Amman . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dahab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Windsurfing Session Dahab 2012

3:02 min by chasingdownwind
Views: 27049 Rating: 4.85

Windsurf movie about our 1 week trip to Dahab, Egypt. Riders: Christian & Matthias Ribback The following movie was filmed with a GoPro Hero 2. For full pleasure feel free to watch it in HD! ;) Having ..

Dahab Hotels - Nesima Resort Dahab

1:18 min by seamoretravel
Views: 7590 Rating: 5.00

www.seamore-travel.de Nesima Resort in Dahab is a lovely hotel directly at the red sea. The Nesima Resort Dahab has 52 rooms and with its oriental dome architechture it is located within a beautiful p ..


INMO Divers Home

6:03 min by inmodivers
Views: 2285 Rating: 5.00

INMO Divers Home on the Red Sea is one of Dahabs great destinations for divers. serving dive clubs, families (including child care while parents are diving!) and small groups, INMO offers dive package ..

Diving in Dahab with SeaMore Travel

4:03 min by seamoretravel
Views: 1879 Rating: 5.00

The Dahab underwater clip shows sequences of dahab dive sites like the "Blue Hole", "The Arch", "The Canyon" and the "Thistlegorm". See the beautiful marine life in the waters around Dahab - Sinai - E ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dahab

Dahab is a small town situated on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Formerly a Bedouin fishing village, located approximately 80 km northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab is considered to be one of the Sinai's most treasured diving destinations. Following the Six Day War, the town was occupied by Israel and was known in Hebrew as Di-Zahav; named after a place mentioned in the Bible as one of the stations for the Israelites during the Exodus from Egypt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.49 34.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Egypt, Populated places in South Sinai Governorate, Red Sea Riviera, Seaside resorts in Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, Tourism in Egypt, Underwater diving resorts, Underwater diving sites in Egypt

Blue Hole (Red Sea)

Blue Hole is a popular diving location on east Sinai, a few kilometres north of Dahab, Egypt on the coast of the Red Sea. The Blue Hole is a submarine sinkhole (a kind of cave), around 130 m deep. There is a shallow opening around 6 m deep, known as 'the saddle', opening out to the sea, and a 26 m long tunnel, known as the arch, the top of which lies at a depth of 56 m. The hole itself and the surrounding area has an abundance of coral and reef fish.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.57 34.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Geography of Egypt, Underwater diving sites in Egypt

Blue Desert

The Blue Desert is an area of the Sinai Desert near the Red Sea resort of Dahab, where a number of rocks are painted blue. The climate max is 36*c This piece of art was created in 1980 when, following the 1979 Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty Belgian artist Jean Verame visited Sinai to paint a line of peace. Verame gained the permission of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and received a grant of ten tons of paint from the United Nations.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.64 34.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Deserts of Egypt

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Dahab