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Diving sites of Hurghada
 Fanous - EastFanous - East This reef has many names: Torfa el Fanous, which means "reef with torchlighting", Dolphin Reef or Dolphin's Playground. Whichever name you give it, FANOUS-EAST will always remain a narrow reef, circling a large lagoon in the northwest of Giftun Kebir |  Umm GamarUmm Gamar - a long thin strip of reef, lying in the direction of "north-south", 1.5 hours drive from Hurghada to the north. On the northern and southern sides of the reef there are small plateaus with a radius of about 20 meters. The eastern side of the reef is a vertical wall, ending in a blue, silent abyss |  Erg SomayaErg Somaya At a distance of 75 minutes by boat from Hurghada lies Erg Somaya, located east of Giftun Soraya. South of the reef you will find a police tower, and north of it a small mountain range. The wall of the reef descends on a sandy plateau with a depth of 15-24 m, at the end of which further to a depth of 50 m |
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 Erg SabrinaApproximately 150 meters from Shaab Sabrina, in the middle of the Giftun Strait is a small detached reef of Erg Sabrina. It stands on a sandy seabed at a depth of 10-12 meters |  South Abu RamadaSouth Abu Ramada (60-90 minutes driving on the boat). In the southern part of Abu Ramada there is one small islet and three large cliffs located directly on the reef, to the south of which dives are made. East of the place where the bot is anchored in the sea, the reef wall descends to a depth of 35 m |  Shaab El ErgOne of the northern reefs in the region of Hurghada is located approximately two hours' walk on the boat from the port. The reef is a large horseshoe framing the lagoon, located to the south of the reef. The lagoon is characterized by the fact that there are chaotic pillars in it, where the name of the reef (El Erg) came from |
 Shaab Abu NuhasThe reef of Shaab Abu Nuhas (Abu Nuhas) is the most remote of all reefs in the eastern part of the Gubal Channel. The reef is located 4 km to the north of the island reef Shadwan and 3.5 km to the east of the reef Shaab Umm Usk. Given the location of the reef itself and the main ship's route passing by, it becomes clear why Abu Nuhas received the notorious reputation of a "ship graveyard" |  Erg Abu RamadaSouth-east of Abu Ramada (60-90 minutes by boat from Hurghada) there is a wide sandy plateau that extends further to the east. In the place of its immediate precipice rise three large coral blocks (18 m), rising almost to the surface of the sea. They are located one after another, the largest of which is located in the south, and the smaller in the north |  El FanadirFanadir is a long narrow reef in the north of Hurghada. It can dive from the southern, eastern sides, and in good weather, also from the north side. The eastern side of the reef is considered the most popular. Protected from the weather by the small curvature of the reef itself |
 North Umm GamarNorth Umm Gamar includes two dive sites: the northern plateau and Halg Umm Gamar ("Neck Umm Gamara"). The northern plateau is characterized by huge corals, large fish, strong currents. Halg Umm Gamar is a bay enclosed by a wall from the south and a 60 ° coral slope from the north. In its center, on a sandy bottom there are two deep coral reefs |  Small GiftunAt a distance of 60-90 minutes by boat from Hurghada is located Small Giftun, attracting the attention of many divers. Here you can make dives in the direction of the current, passing along the gorgonian covered reef wall, which descends to a huge plateau, passing into a steep rock |  Shaabruhr Umm GamarShaabruhr Umm Gamar Like Umm Gamar, located 1 km to the north, Shaabruhr is a narrow reef stretching from north to south. The reef does not have islands or lighthouses, but it has three ships that have found its permanent shelter near its walls |
 North Abu RamadaAbu Ramada is located 60-90 minutes by boat from Hurghada. Where the island of the reef ends, its oblong plateau depths of 20-30 m begins, slowly falling into the abyss of the sea. In its northern part, it abruptly cuts off, and the southern side of the plateau will appear before the eyes of divers with a steep rock |  HamdaHamda is located on the northernmost part of Giftun Kebir, at the foot of a ridge of towering cliffs and opposite a white pebble beach. This reef has several names: Hamda, Umm Dom, Hamata or Stone Beach (rocky beach) |  Ben El GebelBetween Giftun Soraya and Giftun Kebir there is a small reef road, the arcuate shape of which stretches along Giftun Soraya from its northern side. Ben el Gebel means "between the mountains" and is also known under the names Shaab Torfa, Shaab Dorfa and Torfa el Shait |
 Shaab SabrinaThis reef, also known as Fufuleya, is 60-90 minutes from Hurghada. Reef Shaab Sabrina looms as a tongue from the east side Giftun Kebir |  Banana reefBetween Ben el Gebel and Giftun is Banana Reef, which is also known as Gota Ben el Gebel, Gota Torfa el Shait or Shaab Farasha, which means "reef dragonfly". It looks like the letter "Y" and has a flat bottom at a depth of 15 m |  Fanous WestFanous West In the western part of the reef there is a narrow "fossma" or canal leading to a lagoon 9 m deep, where at a depth of 12-44 m there is a coral garden with a large number of coral pillars and two bulky coral blocks |
 Shaab PetraShaab Petra In 45 minutes drive south-east of Hurghada there are two ergs, standing on a sandy seabed at a depth of 8 meters. To the east of these ergs there is a small coral incrustation (the best part of the dive) |  Abu HashishAbu Hashish Abu Hashish is an island in the center of a wide bay in 90 minutes drive from Hurghada to the south. The island was once used as a warehouse by smugglers who brought cannabis to the country |
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