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Dahab

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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

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

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

"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.

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