North Africa
Egypt
Red Sea

Giftun Islands

The Giftun Islands are two islands in the Red Sea near in . Giftun Kebir or Big Giftun is located further west and closer to Hurghada. Giftun Soraya or Little Giftun is further east.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Big Giftun Island”, “Gifatîn Islands”, “Giftun Island”, “Giftūn Island”, “Giftūn Islands”, “Jaza’ir Jiftun”, “Jazā’ir Jiftūn”, “Jifátin Islands”, and “Juzur Jiftīn”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hurghada.

Photo: Karelj, Public domain.
is a resort town on the of . Famous for its superb diving opportunities, is especially appealing to those with little experience of scuba diving, who come to marvel at the underwater reefs and awesome marine life.

Giftun Islands

Latitude
27.22381° or 27° 13′ 26″ north
Longitude
33.9282° or 33° 55′ 42″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
7GVM6WFH+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4651471
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
355060
Wiki­data ID
Q3105444
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Satellite Map

Discover Giftun Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Giftun Islands” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “giftunisland.com”
  • Arabic: “جزر الجفتون”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة جفتون الكبير”
  • Cebuano: “Jazā’ir Jiftūn”
  • Chinese: “吉夫頓群島”
  • Croatian: “Giftunski otoci”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزر الجفتون”
  • French: “Giftoun”
  • French: “Giftun”
  • French: “Jiftun al Kabir”
  • German: “Insel Giftun”
  • Greek: “Νησιά Γκιφτούν”
  • Hungarian: “Giftun-sziget”
  • Japanese: “ギフトゥン島”
  • Polish: “Dżaza’ir Dżiftun”
  • Spanish: “Islas Giftun”
  • Swedish: “Jazā’ir Jiftūn”
  • Ukrainian: “Гіфатин”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Police Station and Minqar Channel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shaab Nenad and Stone Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Giftun Islands”. Photo: Vberger, Public domain.