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Location:
Africa,
Egypt, Nuweiba
Category:
Underwater view
Description:
View
underwater of the Nuweiba Resort
Hotel's stunning coral house reef,
located in Nuweiba, South Sinai,
Egypt
Location Information:
Nuweiba is a coastal town in
the eastern part of Sinai Peninsula,
Egypt, on the coast of the Gulf of
Aqaba. It's suggested that this town
marks the location of the Crossing
of the Red Sea in Biblical times.
Nuweiba is short for Nuwayba'al
Muzayyinah in Arabic which means
waters of Moses open.
Historically, the area was inhabited
by two different Bedouin tribes: the
Tarabin to the north, and the
Maizena, some 8 km (5 mi) to the
south. Since the Six Day War when
Israel captured the area, Nuweiba
Town sprung up just 1.5 km (1 mi)
south of Tarabeen, under the Israeli
name, Neviot. After the departure of
the Israelis, the town expanded and
Nuweiba Port, some 7 km (4 mi) to
the south, was established and
developed, with several car ferries
now running every day to Aqaba in
Jordan, and with a small town
growing up around itself. Nuweiba
castle (or Newibah castle), built on
top of the remains of a still older
castle in 1893, has been proposed as
a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Between the town and the port are a
strip of modern hotels, such as the
Swisscare Nuweiba Resort Hotel or
the Hilton Nuweiba Coral Resort,
catering to beach holiday makers and
divers. One km from Nuweiba, Tarabin
village is well known for its
Bedouin-style camps where one can
rent cheap huts.
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