Obhur Creek
Location
CountrySaudi Arabia
Region35 km north of Jeddah[1]
Physical characteristics
Length9 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 tidal creek located on the eastern side of the Red Sea, near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[2] It is an old fluvial valley flooded by Red Sea water.[3] The creek is a popular place for Red Sea marinas.[4] 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.[5]

Characteristics

The creek has the following characteristics:[3]

  • High temperature
  • High salinity
  • Little fresh water input
  • Restricted water exchange with the Red Sea
  • Surface water houses abundant plankton

References

  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. 1 2 Behairy AK, El-Rayis OA, Ibrahim AM (1983). "Preliminary Investigations of Some Heavy Metals in Water, Sediments and Plankton in Obhur Creek (Eastern Red Sea)" (PDF). Journal of the Faculty of Marine Science. 3 (1404H): 129–139.
  4. ↑ "Red Sea Marina: The Boating Center of Jeddah". redseamarina.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Scanlon, Joel (4 August 2011). "Kingdom Holding Contracts Construction of World's Tallest Tower". Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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

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