Shaʽb Abu Nuħas

Shaab Abu Nuhas, or Shaʽb Abu Nuħas (Arabic: شعب أبو النحاس, romanized: Shaʿb Abū an-Nuḥās), is a triangular-shaped coral reef northwest of Shadwan Island in the northern Red Sea off Hurghada.

Parts of the wreck Kimon M on Sha`b Abu Nuhas

The reef is a navigation hazard because it projects into the shipping channel, as evidenced by (at least) seven shipwrecks. This includes the SS Carnatic (1896),^[1] Kimon M (1978), Olden (1987), Chrisoula K (1981)^[2] and Giannis D (1983).^[3] The reef and the wrecks are popular for scuba diving; four of the wrecks are at a depth of more than 30 metres (98 ft).^[4] The name of the reef is Arabic for "reef of father of copper", after the cargo of one of the wrecks.

See also

• List of reefs