A town on the Israel/Egypt border that was the site of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations from January 21 to 27, 2001. Both Israelis and Palestinians made progress toward a peace agreement, whose parameters were set by the Clinton administration. For the first time both sides presented maps of their territorial expectations, the issue of the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees was directly discussed, and tentative agreements reached. These talks were broken off by then Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Taba (Arabic: طابا Hebrew: טאבה , Ţāba) is a small Egyptian village near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Taba is the location of Egypt's busiest border crossing with neighboring Israel. Little more than a bus depot and a luxury hotel (complete with casino), Taba's primary function is to serve travellers from Israel on their way to destinations in Egypt, and as a weekend getaway for Israelis to gamble and scuba-dive.