Nuweiba
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Nuweiba (Arabic: نويبع ) is a coastal town in the eastern part of Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. It is located at around .
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[edit] Geography
Nuweiba lies on a large flood plain measuring about 40 km² (25 square miles), sandwiched between the Sinai mountains and the Gulf of Aqaba, and is located some 150 km (93 miles) north of Sharm el Sheikh, 465 km (289 miles) southeast from Cairo and 70 km (43 miles) south of the Israel-Egypt border separating Taba and Eilat.
[edit] History
Historically, the area was inhabited by two different Bedouin tribes: the Tarabin to the north, and the Maizena, some 8 km (5 miles) to the south. Since the Six Day War when Israel captured the area, Nuweiba Town sprung up just 1.5 km (1 mile) south of Tarabeen, under the Israeli name, Neviot. After the departure of the Israelis, the town expanded and Nuweiba Port, some 7 km (4 miles) to the south, was established and developed, with several car ferries now running every day to Aqaba in Jordan, and with a small town growing up around itself.
[edit] Recent archeological developments
Some recent archeological investigations both west through the wadi and undersea towards NW Saudi Arabia have led some historians to suspect Nuweiba as the point at which Moses' and the Israelites crossed (or split) the Red Sea. The Gulf of Aquaba is extremely deep everywhere except for a straight east/west shelf existing only at Nuweiba. Also, coral in the Red Sea is a common occurrence but the coral along this shelf holds to strange and almost man-made shapes, some of which are exact dimensions of Egyptian chariots components. For Biblical references, the point of crossing the Red Sea is described in some detail as per geography, landmarks etc. Nuweiba and its western approaches are almost an exact match to the ancient texts'.[citation needed]
[edit] Tourism
Between the town and the port are a strip of modern hotels, such as the Swisscare Nuweiba Resort Hotel or the Hilton Nuweiba Coral Resort, catering to beach holiday makers and divers, and especially those seeking a restful, relaxing stay in beautiful surroundings.
