Abo Soyaeer
25.4292°N 34.6921°E · reef
Abo Soyaeer is a reef dive site on Egypt’s central Red Sea coast at approximately 25.43°N, 34.69°E, in the northern Marsa Alam region between Marsa Alam town and the Port Ghalib area.
Overview
The coordinates of Abo Soyaeer place this site in the Abu Dabbab / northern Marsa Alam zone, an area characterised by fringing reefs, sandy bays with seagrass beds, and the associated marine life that makes this stretch of the Egyptian Red Sea well-known. The specific site name was not found in published dive guides or operator databases under this spelling.
No site-specific sources for Abo Soyaeer were located under this name. Given the coordinates, the site likely features typical northern Marsa Alam reef topography: a fringing reef with a shallow platform and slope to ~20–25 m, with sandy patches, hard corals, and typical Red Sea reef fish.
No site-specific sources were found for this entry.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
21 verified species observations (7 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 2000 and 2026, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Balaenoptera edeni · Eden's whale
- Nerita sanguinolenta
- Halophila stipulacea
- Halophila ovalis
- Halophila decipiens
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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