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Taba, Egypt

Coordinates: 29°29′30″N 34°53′40″E / 29.49167°N 34.89444°E / 29.49167; 34.89444
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Taba
طَابَا
Clockwise from top:
Pharaoh's Island, Fjord Bay, Saladin's Citadel walls, Fjord Bay's rest, Hilton Taba, Taba Heights
Taba is located in Egypt
Taba
Taba
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°29′30″N 34°53′40″E / 29.49167°N 34.89444°E / 29.49167; 34.89444
Country Egypt
GovernorateSouth Sinai
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Taba (Arabic: طَابَا Ṭāba , IPA: [ˈtˤɑːbɑ]) is an Egyptian town near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Taba is the location of Egypt's busiest border crossing with neighboring Umm al-Rashrash, Palestine. It is the northernmost resort of Egypt's Red Sea Riviera.[1]

References

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  1. DK. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Egypt. DK Publishing; 2 February 2016. ISBN 978-1-4654-5320-4. p. 334–.