Taba is an Egyptian city in the South Sinai Governorate, located at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, between the Eastern Taba Mountains and plateaus on one side and the waters of the Gulf of Aqaba on the other. The city has a population of 3,000 and covers an area of approximately 508.8 feddans. It is about 240 km north of Sharm El-Sheikh. Taba holds great historical and strategic value due to its exceptional location overlooking the borders of four countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Palestine. It is approximately 7 km west of the Israeli port of Eilat, faces the Saudi border directly toward the Tabuk military base, and is the last Egyptian urban point on the Gulf of Aqaba opposite Jordan’s only seaport, Aqaba Port.