Duba 3932036 220816933 2008-06-21T18:56:58Z Jakes18 151038 Rvv :''Duba is also an alternative denomination for the '''[[Nandi Bear]]'''.'' {{Cleanup|date=August 2007}} [[Image:Duba, Saudi Arabia locator map.png|thumb|right|Duba, Saudi Arabia]] '''Duba''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ضبا ) is a city on the northern [[Red Sea]] coast, of [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is in [[Tabuk Province]]. Local citizens describe it as ''The Pearl of the Red Sea'' ==History== Duba is located on the Egyptian road of [[Hajj]]. Sheikh [[Abdulghani Al Nabulsi]] wrote about it in [[1790]] , in his way to [[Mecca]] for Hajj. but the first reference about Duba was written in [[1203]]. but [[Valley of Salma|Salma]] and [[Valley of Kafafah|Kafafah]] were known before that date. [[Ptolemy]] the ancient Greek scientist , wrote about a Trade road from [[Valley of Kafafah|Kafafah]] to [[Lihyan]] (Todays [[Al-`Ula]] ). [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman turks]] fortified the city during their reign , protecting the way from [[Egypt]] to [[Arabia]]. The Saudi conquest of the city in [[1933]] , moved the city into the modern form . [[Ibn Saud|King Abdulaziz]] built his castle in the same year. ==Geography== Duba is located on pointer (35:40 E) , (27:20 N) . [[North-East of Saudi Arabia]] on the coast of the [[Red Sea]]. Duba includes 3 valleys, [[Valley of Dahkan|Dahkan]] on north , [[Valley of Salma|Salma]] and [[Valley of Kafafah|Kafafah]] on south. {{Coor title dms|27|20|57.3|N|35|41|46.2|E}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Saudi Arabia]] {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub}} [[de:Duba]] [[es:Duba]] [[fr:Douba]] [[pl:Duba (Arabia Saudyjska)]]