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title: Gota Abu Galawa
type: Reef dive site
location: Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
coordinates: 27.314239501953125, 33.8102912902832
max_depth_m: 15
published: 2023-11-25T21:59:56.557Z
updated: 2026-09-06T15:01:52.465Z
tags: Gota Abu Galawa, Reef, Red Sea, Dive site, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/gota-abu-galawa
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# Gota Abu Galawa

## Quick facts

- **Type:** Reef
- **Location:** Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
- **Coordinates:** 27.314239501953125, 33.8102912902832
- **Max depth:** 15 m
- **Level:** All levels

## Overview

Gota Abu Galawa is one of six sites making up the Abu Galawa complex north of Hurghada, alongside Abu Galawa, Shaab Abu Galawa, Sakhwat Abu Galawa, Habibi Abu Galawa and Marsa Abu Galawa. The name places it within that group: gota is the local word for a coral head standing clear of the main reef, so the diving here is on isolated structure rather than along a wall.

## Location

In the Abu Galawa complex north of Hurghada, about an hour's sail from town.

## What to see

Rüppell's wart slug is the only species so far recorded here. It is a nudibranch that advertises rather than hides, holding the defensive compounds it takes from the sponges it eats in its own skin and wearing a pattern that says so.

## Species recorded here (1)

- Rüppell's Wart Slug (*Phyllidia rueppelii*)

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/gota-abu-galawa)*
*Updated: September 6, 2026*