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title: Small Giftun Napoleon Area
type: Reef dive site
location: Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
coordinates: 27.186599731445312, 33.983299255371094
published: 2023-11-25T21:59:56.557Z
updated: 2026-09-06T15:01:59.495Z
tags: Small Giftun Napoleon Area, Reef, Red Sea, Dive site, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/small-giftun-napoleon-area
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# Small Giftun Napoleon Area

## Quick facts

- **Type:** Reef
- **Location:** Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
- **Coordinates:** 27.186599731445312, 33.983299255371094
- **Level:** All levels

## Overview

The Napoleon Area is a named stretch of the Small Giftun reef rather than a site of its own, on the exposed east side of the island 1.1 km south of Erg Somaya. It carries the name because napoleon wrasse are resident along it.

## Location

East side of Small Giftun, 14.3 km east-southeast of Hurghada marina.

## Conditions

On the exposed east side of the island, so it depends on settled weather in the same way as Erg Somaya and Small Giftun.

## What to see

Napoleon wrasse are the reason the stretch is named. They are long-lived and strongly attached to one piece of reef, and a large male will hold the same run of it for years, so the fish seen here on one trip is usually the same fish seen on the next.

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/diving/dive-sites/small-giftun-napoleon-area)*
*Updated: September 6, 2026*