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'''Dahab''' ({{langx| | '''Dahab''' ({{langx|ar|ذهب}}, {{IPA|ar|ˈdæhæb|IPA}}, "gold") is a small town on the southeast coast of the [[Sinai Peninsula]] in Egypt, approximately {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="TA">{{citation|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g297547-Dahab_South_Sinai_Red_Sea_and_Sinai-Vacations.html|title=Dahab - Red Sea|access-date=25 August 2023|website=TripAdvisor.com}}</ref> | 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.<ref name="TA">{{citation|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g297547-Dahab_South_Sinai_Red_Sea_and_Sinai-Vacations.html|title=Dahab - Red Sea|access-date=25 August 2023|website=TripAdvisor.com}}</ref> | ||
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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
=== Landscape === | === Landscape === | ||
Dahab contains many mineral deposits, including rutile, zircon, monazite, leucoxene, and gold. Many of these are Neoproterozoic rocks such as [[schist]].<ref>{{Cite journal | | Dahab contains many mineral deposits, including rutile, zircon, monazite, leucoxene, and gold. Many of these are Neoproterozoic rocks such as [[schist]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Surour |first1=Adel A. |last2=El-Kammar |first2=Ahmed. M. A. |last3=Arafa |first3=Ebtisam H. |last4=Korany |first4=Hala M. |date=2021-12-01 |title=Mineralogy and geochemistry of fine-grained Dahab stream sediments, Southeastern Sinai, Egypt: emphasis on the intergrowths of Fe–Ti oxides |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11631-021-00475-1 |journal=Acta Geochimica |language=en |volume=40 |issue=6 |pages=871–894 |doi=10.1007/s11631-021-00475-1 |bibcode=2021AcGch..40..871S |issn=2365-7499|url-access=subscription }}</ref> | ||
=== Climate === | === Climate === | ||
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Dahab (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA"., "gold") is a small town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately Template:Convert 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.[1]
Dahab is mentioned in Deuteronomy as Script error: No such module "Lang". (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.”[2]
Following the Six-Day War of 1967, Sinai was occupied by Israel and Dahab became known as Di-Zahav. The Sinai Peninsula was restored to Egyptian rule under the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in 1982.
Tourism
Dahab attracts large numbers of tourists. It is world-renowned for its windsurfing.[3]
Local Bedouin children, sometimes encouraged by their families, come to beach cafes and restaurants to sell items such as woven bracelets to tourists.[4]
Geography
Landscape
Dahab contains many mineral deposits, including rutile, zircon, monazite, leucoxene, and gold. Many of these are Neoproterozoic rocks such as schist.[5]
Climate
Dahab has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh)[6] as the rest of Egypt. The weather on summer days is very hot and also quite hot at night. Winter days are warm and nights are mild. Dahab has a very dry climate and rain is rare, even during the winter months. The precipitation peaks in February.[6]
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See also
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