Also known as Khalij Nabq; خليج نبق; El Gharkana
Shallow sheltered bay backed by the mangrove fringe of the Nabq reserve
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Shallow sheltered bay backed by the mangrove fringe of the Nabq reserve. The mangrove stand of Avicennia marina runs for 4.5 km and is the northernmost in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean system. The reserve holds 208 hard coral species and 438 fish species. Shore or day boat. Nabq Protected Area, declared 1992 by Prime Ministerial Decree; IUCN Category VI Managed Resource Protected Area, 600 km2 (Wikipedia).
Centres that run Nabq Bay and the reefs around it.
Sloping reef strewn with the amphora cargo of a wrecked Ottoman-era vessel
Dense carpet of sea anemones and territorial anemonefish on the shallow shelf at the southern end of the Shark Observatory wall
The beacon-marked southern corner of Sha'ab Mahmud
Gently sloping sandy plateau with a V-shaped stream of sand issuing from a small cave
Helwa Ya Baladi
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