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Shaab Shona
Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Shaab Shona is a reef dive site near Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, sea turtles, groupers, moray eels, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
- Moontail BullseyePriacanthus hamrur
- Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
- Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
- CornetfishFistularia commersonii
Nearby sites
- 1Ras Shona0.2 km
- 2Halg Salmaan3.7 km
- 3Tulip Housereef3.7 km
- 4Ras EL Torfa - Abu Siyal4.6 km
- 5Abo Soyaeer4.6 km
- 6Habili Gouda4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org