Sha ab Bagul
26.6588°N 33.9878°E · reef
Sha’ab Bagul is a coral reef dive site near Safaga, Egypt (lat 26.66, lng 33.99). Sha’ab in Arabic means “reef,” placing this site in the Safaga area where numerous named sha’abs (reefs) are dived by local operators and liveaboard boats. The coordinates lie in the inner Safaga area, close to shore.
Overview
The Safaga reef area is documented to contain numerous reef systems at varying distances from shore, accessible both as shore dives and boat dives. Inner reef sites in this area typically feature fringing reef structures with coral gardens, sandy channels, and reef slopes to 20–25 m. No specific documentation for “Sha’ab Bagul” as a named dive site was found in English-language dive databases, suggesting it is a locally-named reef primarily used by Safaga-based dive operators.
Site Information
- Location: Safaga area, Red Sea, Egypt
- Entry Type: Shore entry
- Site Type: Reef
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 25 meters
Additional Resources
- Last Updated: 2026-05-17
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
461 verified species observations (324 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1936 and 2016, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Tursiops aduncus · Indian ocean bottlenose dolphin
- Stenella longirostris · Spinner dolphin
- Tursiops · Bottlenose dolphins
- Pseudorca crassidens · False killer whale
- Nerita sanguinolenta
- Naria nebrites
- Littoraria scabra
- Montipora gracilis
- Lensia subtiloides
- Alveopora daedalea
- Lobophyllia hemprichii
- Holothuria (Microthele) fuscogilva
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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