Ras Burqa

Ras Burqa, Nuwaiba
"Basata" redirects here. For the Tanzanian Arts Council, see BASATA.

Ras Burqa, (“head of the blessing” in Arabic)[1] is a small bay on the Red Sea in the district of Nuwaiba, Egypt.

In 1985, Suleiman Khater, a lone Egyptian gunman, perpetrated the Ras Burqa massacre, killing eight people, many targeting Israelis.[2]

  1. ^ Ines El-Kaffash. "Basata Resort: Egypt's Hidden Vacation Treasure". onislam.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  2. ^ "Americans for Peace Now: Archives".