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Taba is a small Egyptian village
situated in the Aqaba Bay’s North. It is the most crowed point
from the border with Israel. The location is small, with a bus
station and a luxurious hotel (with a casino) and it serves as a
transit point for the tourists coming from Israel to the Egypt’s
destinations or for the weekend’s trips to casino and diving.
Taba is also the Northern part of the Egyptian Riviera. This
place has a small population of Bedouins. Taba had a small role
in history, being the last territory from Sinai who was given
back to Egypt, in 1979 according to the peace treatise between
Israel and Egypt. Taba was on the Egyptian part of the armistice
in 1949 and it was returned in 1957 when Israel withdrew from
Egypt. Still, when Israel reoccupied Sinai again, after the 6
days war in 1968, a hotel of 400 rooms was built in Taba. And
again, after Egypt won again the control of this territory,
after the Yom Kippur war in 1073, Egypt and Israel negotiated
the exactly position of the border. After a long dispute, the
subject went to the international commission composed from
representatives of Israel, Egypt and of other countries. In 1988
the commission decided in Egypt’s favor and Israel returned Taba
in the same year. Part of this agreement was that the Israel` s
tourists can visit Taba without a visa, for 48 hours and that’s
how Taba became a popular tourist point. The Taba Heights resort
is situated in the village’s South and has some big hotels like
Sofitel and Hyatt Regency. Taba is also an important diving
center for beginners and for the experienced ones. There you can
also practice the desert golf. |
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