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Shaab Hamdallah
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp22–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Hamdallah is a reef dive site near Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes barracuda, dolphins, stingrays, groupers, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 22 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus- Chevroned ButterflyfishChaetodon trifascialis
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea- Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineus
- Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacus
Nearby sites
- 1Salem Express, wreck1.1 km
- 2Shaab Sheer Soraya1.9 km
- 3Shaab Claude2.4 km
- 4Sha ab Sheer - Shark Point3.3 km
- 5Sha ab Sheer - Coral Paradise3.5 km
- 6Sha ab Ghaza4.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org