Taba, Egypt

Taba Ṭābā (طَابَا)
City
Top-bottom, left-right: Pharaoh's Island, Fjord Bay, Saladin's Citadel walls, Fjord Bay's rest, Hilton Taba, Taba Heights, Panoramic view from the Red Sea, Egyptian flag
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Coordinates: 29°29′30″N 34°53′40″E / 29.49167°N 34.89444°E / 29.49167; 34.89444
Country	Egypt
Governorate	South Sinai
Area
• Total	87.7 sq mi (227.1 km2)
Population  (2015)
• Total	7,097
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

Taba (Arabic: طَابَا Ṭābā, 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 Eilat, Israel. It is the northernmost resort of Egypt's Red Sea Riviera.^[1]