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شرم الناقة
Sharm el-Naga · Makadi Bay, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth30 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
شرم الناقة is a reef dive site near Makadi Bay, Red Sea, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 30 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, sea turtles, groupers, soft corals, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 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
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppellii
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardinii
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiator
Nearby sites
- 1Spot 70.0 km
- 2Sadana1.6 km
- 3Sharm el-Naga2.4 km
- 4Ras Umm Hesiwa3.0 km
- 5Robinson Club Soma Bay House Reef6.6 km
- 6Ras Abu Soma Garden7.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org