Obhur Creek

Obhur Creek
Obhur Creek
Location
Country	Saudi Arabia
Region	35 km north of Jeddah
Physical characteristics
Length	9 km (5.6 mi)

Obhur Creek, or Sharm Abḥur (شرم ابحر, between latitude 21°42'11" and 21°45'24" and longitude 39°05'12" and 39°08'48"E) is a creek located on the eastern side of the Red Sea, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[2] The creek is a popular place for Red Sea marinas.^[3] The Jeddah Tower, a tower set to be the tallest building in the world at some point, will overlook the creek along with the Red Sea.^[4]

Characteristics[]

The creek has the following characteristics:^{[citation needed]}

High temperature
Salinity
Surface water consists of plankton

References[]

^ El-Rayis, O.A.; Eid, F.M. (1997). "Hydrography and Water Budget of Obhur Creek, Red Sea" (PDF). J. KAU: Mar. Sci. 8: 29–45. doi:10.4197/mar.8-1.2.
^ Fahmy, Mamdouh A.; Saad, Massoun A.H. (1996). "Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Obhur Creek, A Coastal Red Sea Water Body North of Jeddah" (PDF). J. KAU: Mar. Sci. 7: 75–83. doi:10.4197/mar.7-1.8.
^ "Red Sea Marina: The Boating Center of Jeddah". redseamarina.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ Scanlon, Joel (4 August 2011). "Kingdom Holding Contracts Construction of World's Tallest Tower". Retrieved 27 July 2021.

Coordinates: 21°43′00″N 39°07′00″E / 21.7167°N 39.1167°E / 21.7167; 39.1167

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[1] El-Rayis, O.A.; Eid, F.M. (1997). "Hydrography and Water Budget of Obhur Creek, Red Sea" (PDF). J. KAU: Mar. Sci. 8: 29–45. doi:10.4197/mar.8-1.2.

[2] Fahmy, Mamdouh A.; Saad, Massoun A.H. (1996). "Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Obhur Creek, A Coastal Red Sea Water Body North of Jeddah" (PDF). J. KAU: Mar. Sci. 7: 75–83. doi:10.4197/mar.7-1.8.

[3] "Red Sea Marina: The Boating Center of Jeddah". redseamarina.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[4] Scanlon, Joel (4 August 2011). "Kingdom Holding Contracts Construction of World's Tallest Tower". Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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