El Breqa

 


El Breqa is the Tarabin region’s highest sand dune, stuck between the almost vertical walls of a narrow wadi. It can be approached from Wadi el Ein, Ein Umm Ahmed, and Ein Khudra. Its highest point is near the pass that comes from the Jebel Berqa area. There is a little canyon separated from the wadi by a small ridge. 

Around Jebel Berqa

  • Jebel Berqa: the focal point of the area, with its massive dome and flat top visible from far away.
  • El Breqa: a high sand dune piled up between the walls of a long wadi, separated from Jebel Berqa by a little pass over a rocky hill.
  • Wadi Zalaqa: the main thoroughfare in the region, a long and wide wadi that connects Jebel Berqa to Ein Umm Ahmed and then Wadi Watir in the east, and the plain of Elu el Ajramiya in the centre of South Sinai.
  • Hlel el Waar: a narrow wadi that connects Jebel Berqa to Wadi Zalaqa, accessible only on foot, with a cluster of Nawamis buildings at its mouth.
  • Zalaqa-Berqa pass: a sandy-rocky pass between Jebel Berqa and Wadi Zalaqa, easily accessible on foot and for camels.
  • Mabar Garib: a sandy plain with rock outcrops south of Jebel Berqa, on the way on foot to Naqb el Muahis and the Wadi Rum area.
  • Naqb el Muahis: the pass that connects Mabar Garib to the Wadi Rum area.

Hike info and map: Trek 22


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