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Sha'ab Mahmud

Scha'b Mahmud · Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt

Water bodyGulf of Suez

Water temp21–29°C

Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec

About this site

Sha'ab Mahmud is a reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Gulf of Suez. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, nudibranchs, moray eels, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
Diagonal ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatus
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatus
Devil FirefishPterois miles
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org