Dahab
title: "Dahab" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-coastal-places-in-egypt", "resorts-in-egypt", "sinai-peninsula", "underwater-diving-sites-in-egypt", "underwater-diving-resorts", "populated-places-in-south-sinai-governorate", "tourism-in-egypt", "seaside-resorts-in-egypt", "red-sea-riviera", "tourist-attractions-in-egypt"] topic_path: "geography/egypt" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahab" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dahab |
| native_name | دهب |
| settlement_type | coastal town |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | {{Multiple image |
| perrow | 1/2/2/2 |
| total_width | 300 |
| caption_align | center |
| image1 | Dahab panorama.jpg |
| caption1 | Sinai Mountains |
| image2 | Dahab - Egypte 07-2012 (7614814042).jpg |
| caption2 | Coastal resort |
| image3 | CIMG2602 Two Red Sea Bannerfish, Lighthouse Reef (2692870043).jpg |
| caption3 | Coral Reef |
| image4 | Dahab 2020-03-08.jpg |
| caption4 | View from the Red Sea |
| image5 | Blue Hole 2005.JPG |
| caption5 | Blue Hole |
| image6 | Dahab - Costa - panoramio - Francesco Lo Bello.jpg |
| caption6 | Camel Riding |
| image7 | Hilton Hotel, Dahab - panoramio.jpg |
| caption7 | Hilton Hotel |
| border | infobox |
| mapsize | Location map Egypt South Sinai |
| pushpin_map | Egypt Sinai |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula |
| subdivision_type | |
| subdivision_name | Egypt |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | South Sinai |
| subdivision_name3 | |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_date | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1,083 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3,169 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| population_density_metro_sq_mi | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_density_blank1_km2 | auto |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 21 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
| name = Dahab | other_name = | native_name = دهب | nickname = | settlement_type = coastal town | motto = | image_skyline = {{Multiple image | perrow = 1/2/2/2 | total_width = 300 | caption_align = center | image1 = Dahab panorama.jpg | caption1 = Sinai Mountains | image2 = Dahab - Egypte 07-2012 (7614814042).jpg | caption2 = Coastal resort | image3 = CIMG2602 Two Red Sea Bannerfish, Lighthouse Reef (2692870043).jpg | caption3 = Coral Reef | image4 = Dahab 2020-03-08.jpg | caption4 = View from the Red Sea | image5 = Blue Hole 2005.JPG | caption5 = Blue Hole | image6 = Dahab - Costa - panoramio - Francesco Lo Bello.jpg | caption6 = Camel Riding | image7 = Hilton Hotel, Dahab - panoramio.jpg | caption7 = Hilton Hotel | border = infobox | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = | mapsize = Location map Egypt South Sinai | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Egypt Sinai | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Egypt | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = South Sinai | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1,083 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 3,169 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = auto | population_density_metro_sq_mi = auto | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = auto | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = auto | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 21 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes =
Dahab (, ) is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 80 km northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Dahab can be divided into three major parts. Masbat, which includes the Bedouin village of Asalah, in the north; Mashraba, south of Masbat, and Medina in the southwest. Dahab is mentioned in Deuteronomy as דִ֥י זָהָֽב (dî zāhāḇ), and in the Septuagint translation as Καταχρύσεα. Gesenius exegetes as, “I have no doubt but that it is the same place as that now called Dehab on the western shore of the Ælanitic gulf, where there are many palms.” Dahab is known as the "diving capital" of South Sinai, and one of the most famous diving destinations in the world, thanks to a number of unique sites that suit all levels of diving enthusiasts.
Tourism
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Dahab_evening_03.JPG" caption="Beach promenade on a winter day"] ::
Dahab attracts large numbers of tourists. It is world-renowned for its windsurfing.
Local Bedouin children, sometimes encouraged by their families, come to beach cafes and restaurants to sell items such as woven bracelets to tourists.
Geography
Landscape
Dahab contains many mineral deposits, including rutile, zircon, monazite, leucoxene, and gold. Many of these are Neoproterozoic rocks such as schist.
Climate
Dahab has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh){{cite web | url= http://en.climate-data.org/location/8574/ | title= Climate: Dahab - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table | access-date = 13 August 2013 | publisher = climate-data.org }} as the rest of Egypt. The weather on summer days is very hot and also quite hot at night. Winter days are warm and nights are mild. Dahab has a very dry climate and rain is rare, even during the winter months. The precipitation peaks in February.
|width = auto |location = Dahab |metric first = yes |single line = yes
|Jan high C = 21.0 |Feb high C = 22.4 |Mar high C = 25.3 |Apr high C = 28.7 |May high C = 32.2 |Jun high C = 34.7 |Jul high C = 35.5 |Aug high C = 35.8 |Sep high C = 33.5 |Oct high C = 30.5 |Nov high C = 26.5 |Dec high C = 22.2
|Jan mean C=15.6 |Feb mean C=16.7 |Mar mean C=19.6 |Apr mean C=22.9 |May mean C=26.1 |Jun mean C=29.0 |Jul mean C=30.2 |Aug mean C=30.4 |Sep mean C=28.4 |Oct mean C=25.1 |Nov mean C=21.1 |Dec mean C=16.8
|Jan low C = 10.2 |Feb low C = 11.0 |Mar low C = 14.0 |Apr low C = 17.1 |May low C = 20.1 |Jun low C = 23.4 |Jul low C = 24.9 |Aug low C = 25.0 |Sep low C = 23.4 |Oct low C = 19.8 |Nov low C = 15.7 |Dec low C = 11.5
|precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation mm = 1 |Feb precipitation mm = 2 |Mar precipitation mm = 2 |Apr precipitation mm = 0 |May precipitation mm = 0 |Jun precipitation mm = 0 |Jul precipitation mm = 0 |Aug precipitation mm = 0 |Sep precipitation mm = 0 |Oct precipitation mm = 1 |Nov precipitation mm = 1 |Dec precipitation mm = 2
|Jan rain days=1 |Feb rain days=1 |Mar rain days=1 |Apr rain days=1 |May rain days=1 |Jun rain days=0 |Jul rain days=0 |Aug rain days=0 |Sep rain days=0 |Oct rain days=1 |Nov rain days=1 |Dec rain days=1
|Jand sun=8 |Febd sun=9 |Mard sun=9 |Aprd sun=10 |Mayd sun=11 |Jund sun=13 |Juld sun=13 |Augd sun=12 |Sepd sun=11 |Octd sun=10 |Novd sun=9 |Decd sun=8
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org
|source 2 = Weather to Travel for rainy days and sunshine
::data[format=table title="Dahab mean sea temperature"]
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 °C | 21 °C | 21 °C | 23 °C | 25 °C | 26 °C | 28 °C | 28 °C | 28 °C | 27 °C | 25 °C | 23 °C |
| :: |
References
References
- "Dahab (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- "Egypt: Administrative Division (Governorates and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- "Dahab - Red Sea".
- "דִּי זָהָב".
- "Scuba Diving in Dahab, Egypt {{!}} Red Sea Tribe".
- Russell, Mark 'Crowley'. (2025-04-21). "Divers, crew evacuated as Red Sea liveaboard Firebird strikes reef en route to Dahab".
- Boraie, Eihab. (2020-06-17). "Why Egypt's Dahab is the perfect Red Sea resort town".
- (2001). "Contested landscapes: movement, exile and place; [World Archaeological Congress ... Cape Town, South Africa]". Berg.
- (2021-12-01). "Mineralogy and geochemistry of fine-grained Dahab stream sediments, Southeastern Sinai, Egypt: emphasis on the intergrowths of Fe–Ti oxides". Acta Geochimica.
- "Dahab Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt". Weather to Travel.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::