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Sinai

Introduction

Dawn at Mount Sinai

The Sinai Peninsula, or just Sinai, is the northwestern part of Egypt. Although Egypt is an African country, this part is considered a landbridge towards Asia.

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Geography

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Sights and Activities

Mount Sinai

Mount Sinai, sometimes called Mount Horeb, Mount Musa, Gabal Musa, or Jabal Musa, is a mountain near Saint Catherine. The name Mount Sinai is mentioned many times in the Book of Exodus in the Torah and the Bible as well as the Koran. According to Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition, the biblical Mount Sinai was the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Because God spoke to Moses in these places, this area is sacred those three world religions. The mountains is 2,285 metres above sea level and is near Mount Catherine, with 2,629 metres the highest mountain on the peninsula. At the top you will find a mosque, still used by Muslims, and a Greek Orthodox chapel, constructed in 1934 on the ruins of a 16th century church, that is not open to the public.

St. Catherine's Monastery

St-Catherine Monastery: Sinai

St. Catherine's Monastery is an Orthodox monastery on the Sinai peninsula at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt. One of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, St. Catherine's incorporates the burning bush seen by Moses and contains many valuable icons. Above the monastery is Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. Because God spoke to Moses in these places, this area is sacred to three world religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

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Weather

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Getting There

By Plane

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport (IATA: SSH, ICAO: HESH), formerly known as Ophira International Airport, is an international airport that, after Cairo International Airport, is the busiest airport in the country.