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 issue Eight available 1 November

 

 

 

the ultimate red sea divers guide

 

ABOUT AZIAB

 

WHAT IS AZIAB?

 

Most of the time the wind in the Red Sea comes from the north but on the rare occasion it changes and comes from the south and then it's called "aziab". Aziab is the Arabic word for opposite and it felt natural to chose as a name for this website.

 

The foundation of aziab is the general knowledge about the Red Sea I've gained since I came here in 1999 and in in particular the dive site maps that now are published. These maps have turned out to be very popular, as reference material for dive guides as well as souvenirs for diving tourists.

It all started out as my own personal notebook when I came to Hurghada in 1999. There simply were no guidebooks on the market that were any good. They were either very incomplete, or they were inaccurate. So over time I improved my sketches more and more. Then when some friends wanted copies  I began to draw the originals that later turned into the book. I thought it would be a good idea to include some text with each map, which kept me awake many nights.

 

The books were not made by a “professional dive tourist” with only one or two dives at each site. It was made by someone who has lived and worked for years in the area. Hopefully they'll help new dive guides and instructors coming to the red sea.

 

 

 

Who is Anders Jälmsjö?

  

Most people call me Samaka which is Arabic and means fish. The nickname comes from when I first came to Hurghada and was working with daily diving. I always gave my divers long time in the water and so every day it was me the boat crews were waiting for before they could let the moorings slide and go home. "Who are we waiting for?" someone would ask and another reply "Alatoul el Samaka" (like always, the fish).

 

I work as a dive guide/instructor since many years and I still love every second of it I have about 2.500 dives in the Red Sea under my belt and I'm still excited every time I'm about to jump in the water.

 

When it comes to my own passions in diving there is my rebreather, under water photography and marine macro life, small things that most people normally miss because they swim too fast or too far away from the reef.

The Batman suit is tailor-made and comes from MAYA.

 

I'm very interested in marine life and try to learn as much as possible about the marine life. If I can't tell you what it was we saw during our dive, most likely I’ll have the book to find out.

 

I have a steady feature in the H2O Magazine with a dive site map and briefing in every issue. In the same magazine I have also been writing articles now and then about for example the wreck of SS Maiden in the south Red Sea and articles about U/W photography.

 

Recently I was chosen by the website Scuba Jedi to represent the Red Sea and write articles. I'm honoured and hope I can do the area justice.

 

I hope you find aziab.com useful and enjoyable. Also I hope this website can hopefully be to some help to future visitors in the region. News will be updated frequently.

 

Anders "Samaka" Jälmsjö

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