Dahab past and present
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Dahab the Formerly Bedouin fishing village found fame in the 1960s as a hippie haven, as it was a popular stopover on the backpacking trail across Egypt and Israel.
Historically, most visitors to Dahab have been backpackers travelling independently and staying in hostels in the Masbat area.
It still retains that relaxed, 'chilled' atmosphere today, and it is considered to be one of the Sinai's most treasured diving destinations and a place where individual travellers are still the rule rather than the exception.
The shops that line the sea-front promenade are full of tie-dye baggy pants, beaded jewellery and flip-flops (as well as the obligatory souvenir T-shirts, stuffed camels and pyramid shaped paper weights). The shop-keepers themselves are charming salesmen, and Bargaining can be a good fun !
Dahab means "gold" in Arabic as a reference to the area’s sandy coastline, but did you know…
... Dahab was a Bedouin community in the days of Moses
... The Nabateans established a busy harbor here, linking with the trade routes at Petra
... Dahab gets a mention in the bible
... Nothing much happened until the hippies camped on the beach :)
... Electricity first came to Dahab in 1989
... There is no lighthouse at Lighthouse
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