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Nuweiba is believed to be the place of the Crossing of the Red Sea which is mentioned in the Torah. Nuweiba is short for Nuwayba`al Muzayyinah in Arabic which means waters of Moses open. Many scholars suggested that Nuweiba was a part of the traditional route of the Exodus when the Israelis left Egypt in ancient times and where the Pharaoh of the Exodus and the Egyptian army drowned.
During ancient times, Nuweiba was settled by two Bedouin tribes; the Tarabin in the north and the Muzeina in the south.
At Nuweiba Tarabin, ruins of a fortress dating to the Mamluk period, it is known as the fort of Tarabin, this fort was built by Sultan El Ghouri in 1506 in order to defend Sinai from any invasion.
There is a castle known as (Nuweiba castle), it was built in 1893 on the ruins of an older castle, it is one of the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Later on, after 1973, Nuweiba expanded and enclosed more places and a port was established in 1985 in order to allow trade between Egypt and other countries. |
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