Nature · Red Sea
Shadwan Island
A barren rocky island at the mouth of the Gulf of Suez, known for diving and fishing and topped by a lighthouse.
The story
Shadwan is a barren rocky island at the mouth of the Gulf of Suez in the northern Red Sea, and the largest of a small group of islands there. It measures about 16 kilometres in length and between three and five kilometres in width. It was formerly also called Shaker Island and has a lighthouse. Today it is famous as a site for diving, snorkelling and fishing.
Good to know
- The island is about 16 km long.
- It was formerly also called Shaker Island.