Taba Border Control

The Taba Border Crossing, also known in Israel as the Menachem Begin Crossing, is an international border crossing between Taba, in , and , in . The Taba Border Crossing is the southernmost point in Israel.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: International border crossing between Egypt and Israel
  • Also known as: “Menachem Begin-Taba Border Crossing”, “Taba Border Crossing”, and “Taba Crossing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Steigenberger Hotel & Nelson Village and The Underwater Observatory Marine Park.

Hotel
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The Steigenberger Hotel & Nelson Village is a resort hotel in , just over 100 metres from the Taba Border Crossing. is situated 280 metres west of Taba Border Control.

Public aquarium
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Eilat's Coral World Underwater Observatory is a public aquarium, park and conservation center located in , Israel. It is the biggest public aquarium in Israel, and it hosts over 800 species. is situated 2 km northeast of Taba Border Control.

Protected area
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Eilat's Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation area is a and in the Red Sea, near the city of in . It covers 1.2 kilometres of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change. is situated 2½ km northeast of Taba Border Control.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taba and Eilat.

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, in the eastern peninsula of , is on the border with , close to the city and airport of . The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.

Photo: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the only city on the Red Sea. is the southernmost town in Israel, isolated from the rest of the country by the desert. It's sandwiched between Taba in Egypt and Aqaba in Jordan, and often used as an access route to those cities because of its large modern Ramon airport.

Taba Border Control

Latitude
29.49096° or 29° 29′ 28″ north
Longitude
34.90274° or 34° 54′ 10″ east
Open location code
7GXPFWR3+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 765377076
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q2386953
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Taba Border Control” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبر طابا الحدودي”
  • Arabic: “معبر طابا”
  • Chinese: “塔巴口岸”
  • Czech: “Hraniční přechod Taba”
  • Dutch: “Menachem Begin Border Crossing”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبر طابا”
  • French: “poste frontière de Menachem Begin”
  • French: “Poste frontière de Menachem Begin”
  • German: “Grenzübergang Taba”
  • German: “Menachem-Begin-Grenzübergang Taba”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר גבול טאבה”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר טאבה”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר מנחם בגין”
  • Polish: “Przejście graniczne Taba-Ejlat”
  • Polish: “Przejście graniczne Taba”
  • Russian: “КПП Таба”
  • Russian: “Таба”
  • Spanish: “Cruce fronterizo de Taba”
  • Ukrainian: “КПП Таба”

Notable Places Nearby

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