Mount Catherine, Mount Sinai

Name: Mount Catherine
Address: Mount Sinai, Egypt

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Mount Catherine, locally known as Gabal Katrîne, is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the city of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate. ()

Local name: جبل كاترين Elevation: 8625 ftProminence: 7887 ftCoordinates: 28°30'42"N, 33°57'9"E

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Mount Catherine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint Catherine's Monastery, Church of Sinai, Willow Peak, Abu Madi.

3.4 miNE
6th-century Greek Orthodox monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Saint Catherine
86 min walk • Nestled at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, Saint Catherine's Monastery is a beacon of religious history and architectural splendor. This UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world, with an origin that dates back to the...
3.4 miNE
Church
Church of Sinai, Saint Catherine
86 min walk • The Church of Sinai is a Greek Orthodox autonomous church whose territory consists of St. Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, along with several dependencies. There is a dispute as to whether the church is fully autocephalous or merely autonomous.
3.2 miN
Mountain
Willow Peak, Mount Sinai
81 min walk • Willow Peak or Ras es-Safsafeh is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula. The mountain peak overlooks Saint Catherine's Monastery, and is situated approximately 1km to the west. Christian tradition considers the mountain to be the biblical Mount Horeb.
3.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Abu Madi, Mount Sinai
86 min walk • Abu Madi is a cluster of prehistoric, Neolithic tell mounds in Southern Sinai, Egypt. It is located east of Saint Catherine's Monastery at the bottom of a granite ridge. It was suggested to have been a seasonal encampment for groups of hunter gatherers and contained the remains of two major settlements; Abu Madi I and Abu Madi III.
2.8 miN
Park
Saint Katherine Protectorate, Mount Sinai
71 min walk • St Katherine Protectorate is an Egyptian national park in the south of Sinai. It encloses most of the mountainous area of central South Sinai, including the country's highest mountain, Mount Catherine at 2,629 metres above sea level.

Mount Catherine, Mount Sinai

Facts and practical information

Mount Catherine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Saint Catherine's Monastery, Saint Catherine

Church of Sinai, Saint Catherine

Willow Peak, Mount Sinai

Abu Madi, Mount Sinai

Saint Katherine Protectorate, Mount Sinai