الخميس، 3 مايو 2012

Nuweiba City - Sinai

Nuweiba
is a coastal town in the eastern part of the Sinai Peninsula - Egypt . Located on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba
and is located some 150 km north of Sharm El-Sheikh , 465 km southeast from Cairo , 70 km south of the Israel - Egypt border separating Taba and Eilat. Nuweiba Port was built in 1985 on the Gulf of Aqaba, and serves as a ferry port as well, which allows for easy travel between  Jordan and Egypt. 
Also it has been an important stopping place for Moslem Pilgrims en route to Mecca.

Historically, the area was inhabited by two different Bedouin tribes:
The Tarabin to the north  & the Maizena , some 8 km to the south.
Nuweiba castle (or Newibah castle), built on top of the remains of a still older castle in 1893, has been proposed as a Unesco World Heritage.
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 .   
  One km from Nuweiba, Tarabin Village as well  
  as The Habiba Village are well known for its
  Bedouin-style camps where one can rent cheap
  huts




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