A large, flat-bottomed sailing vessel or houseboat traditionally used for transportation and luxury travel on the Nile River.
Arabic 'دهبية' (dahhabīya) from 'dhahab' (gold), named originally for gilded decorative elements on early versions of these prestigious boats.
Travel through Egypt in a dahabiah meant experiencing the Nile like the ancient pharaohs might have—gliding silently upstream on the wind while living in floating luxury!
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