| Shadwan Island | |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt Sinai#Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Red Sea Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | Markaz |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hurghada |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Area Total Km2: | 42.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 42.49 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 27.5697°N 34.1579°W |
Shadwan is a barren rocky island 30 miles southwest of the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula and 20 miles northeast of El Gouna. It is the largest of a group of islands in the mouth of the Gulf of Suez in the northern Red Sea and measures in length, and between 3and wide. It was formerly also called Shaker Island and features a lighthouse. The island is famous as a touristic site for underwater diving and fishing.
See main article: 1969 Sharm El Sheikh earthquake.
On 31 March 1969 the island was the site of an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the surface wave magnitude scale. The earthquake caused some damage including numerous rock falls. On 9 April 1996 a station of the Hurghada Seismological Network began operating on the island with the aim of gaining information on the seismotectonics of the southern Gulf of Suez region. The station is operated by solar batteries and the seismic data is transmitted by telemetry to the Hurghada Seismological Center in Hurghada.
During the War of Attrition between Israel and Egypt, the island was fortified and held by Egyptian troops. On 22 January 1970, it was the site of Operation Rhodes, a heliborne assault by Israeli troops which occupied the island for 36 hours. 70 Egyptian and 3 Israeli soldiers died during the battle.