Dungonab Bay Explained

Dungonab Bay
Other Name:	Dungunāb Bay
Pushpin Map:	Sudan
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Sudan
Coords:	21°N 48°W
Oceans:	Red Sea
Countries:	Sudan
Length:	33km (21miles)
Width:	12km (07miles)
Islands:	Numerous^[1]
Embedded:	Child: yes Part Of: "Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park" part of Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park Criteria: (vii), (ix), (x) Id: 262rev-002 Year: 2016

Dungonab Bay^[2] or Dongonab Bay^[3] (Arabic: خليج دونجوناب Ḫalīj Dūnjūnāb) is a body of water on the coastline of Sudan on the Red Sea.

Geography

The Dungonab Bay is south-facing and is located 130 km to the north of Port Sudan. Its mid part, the Rawayah Lagoon, is surrounded by coral reefs. Together with Mukkawar Island and Sanganeb (an isolated coral reef), the area was declared the Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park and became a World Heritage Site in 2016.^[4] It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2009.

See also

• African Parks Network
• List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States

External links

• Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay - Mukkawar Island Marine National Park UNESCO collection on Google Arts and Culture

Notes and References

1. [GoogleEarth]
2. Web site: Dungunāb. Mapcarta. 14 October 2016.
3. http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-7217&fid=5856&c=sudan Dongonab Bay, Sudan - Geographical Names
4. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/262 UNESCO - Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park