Shaab Abu Nuhas, or Shab Abu Nuħas (), is a triangular-shaped coral reef northwest of Shadwan Island in the northern Red Sea off Hurghada. The reef is a navigation hazard because it projects into the shipping channel, as evidenced by (at least) seven shipwrecks. This includes the SS Carnatic (1896), Kimon M (1978), Olden (1987), Chrisoula K (1981) and Giannis D (1983). The reef and the wrecks are popular for scuba diving; four of the wrecks are at a depth of more than . The name of the reef is Arabic for "reef of father of copper", after the cargo of one of the wrecks. See also List of reefs References Landforms of Egypt Shipwrecks in the Red Sea Underwater diving sites in Egypt Coral reefs Reefs of the Red Sea Islands of Africa