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title: Sharm El Arab
type: Reef dive site
location: Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
coordinates: 26.9671, 33.9242
published: 2023-11-25T21:59:56.557Z
updated: 2026-08-08T12:57:46.375Z
tags: Sharm El Arab, Reef, Red Sea, Dive site, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/sharm-el-arab
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# Sharm El Arab

## Quick facts

- **Type:** Reef
- **Location:** Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
- **Coordinates:** 26.9671, 33.9242
- **Level:** All levels

## Overview

Sharm El Arab is 15 minutes southern located from Makadi Bay. The boat will be fixed inside the big lagoon.
Under the boat will be a beautiful wall (20 - 40m) overgrown with colorful corals. The dive will go along this wall, right shoulder till you reach the plateau (18 - 28m) with nice big table corals. Turtles, barrakudas, snails, shortnose doctorfish can be found here.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/sharm-el-arab)*
*Updated: August 8, 2026*