Dahab

Dahab (, ) is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Settlement.name: Dahab
Settlement.settlement_type: coastal town
Settlement.mapsize: Location map Egypt South Sinai
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt Sinai
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Sinai
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1,083
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_total: 3,169
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi: auto
Settlement.population_density_metro_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_metro_sq_mi: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Official name: دهب
Population: 4479
Elevation: 21
Image: Dahab evening 01.JPG

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Commons category: Dahab
Commons gallery: دهب
native label: Dahab
postal code: 46617

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Dahab (, ) is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 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 (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.