Sha‘ab Abu Nuhas
Shaab Abu Nuhas, or Shaʽb Abu Nuħas, is a triangular-shaped coral reef northwest of Shadwan Island in the northern Red Sea off Hurghada. The reef is a navigation hazard because it projects into the shipping channel, as evidenced by seven shipwrecks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Reef
- Description: Egyptian coral reef and dive site in the Straits of Gubal in the south of the Gulf of Suez
- Also known as: “Sha‘ab Abû Nuhâs”, “Sha‘ab Abû Nuḥâs”, “Sha‘ab Abū Nuhās”, “Sha’ab Abu Nuhas”, and “Shaʽb Abu Nuħas”
Sha‘ab Abu Nuhas
- Categories: coral reef, shipwreck, recreational dive site, and landform
- Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Sha‘ab Abu Nuhas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شعب أبو النحاس”
- Cebuano: “Sha‘ab Abū Nuhās”
- French: “Sha’b Abu Nuhas”
- German: “Abu Nuhas”
- German: “Riff der 7 Tode”
- German: “Schab Abu al-Nuhas”
- German: “Schab Abu an-Nuhas”
- German: “Schab Abu el-Nuhas”
- German: “Schaʿāb Abū en-Nuḥās”
- Swedish: “Sha‘ab Abū Nuhās”
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