Nuwayba'

Nuweiba lies on the Gulf of Aqaba, where a coastal plain opens between the sea and the mountains of Sinai. The area has long been home to Bedouin communities, including the Tarabin and Muzeina. In 1514 the Mamluk sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri ordered a fort built at the small settlement of Tarabin on this shore. It formed part of a wider effort to protect routes and stopping places across Sinai.