bottle digging
Middle East
21 researched sites2 legal to collect
Akko: Old City sea-wall foreshoreTidal foreshore · Restricted
›Alexandria: Eastern Harbour corniche (look only)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Aqaba: old-town shorefrontTidal foreshore · Gray area
›Bahrain: Muharraq pearling shoreline (strict)Tidal mudflat · Restricted
›Basra: Shatt al-Arab date-port creeksRiverbank · Permission required
›Beirut: Ramlet al-Baida (security no-go)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Caesarea: aqueduct beach (discipline test)Tidal foreshore · Restricted
›Cyprus: Avdimou BayTidal foreshore · Legal to collect
›Istanbul: Golden Horn rim (look only)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Istanbul: Princes' Islands / Marmara covesTidal foreshore · Restricted
›Izmir: outer-bay beaches (thin)Tidal foreshore · Restricted
›Jaffa: Givat Aliya slope beachTidal foreshore · Legal to collect
›Jeddah: Al-Balad Red Sea portTidal foreshore · Restricted
›Kuwait: Failaka Island (curiosity, flagged)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Massawa: Red Sea coral portTidal foreshore · Permission required
›Port Said: canal-mouth beaches (look only)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Ramla-Lod: WWI British camp beltOld dump ground · Restricted
›Sidon-Sarafand glass coast (no-go, tantalizing)Tidal foreshore · Prohibited, look only
›Suakin: coral-island Red Sea portTidal foreshore · Permission required
›Tunis: La Goulette & lake channelTidal foreshore · Permission required
›UAE: Jazirat al Hamra pearling town flatsTidal mudflat · Restricted
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