Willow Peak, Mount Sinai

Name: Willow Peak
Address: Mount Sinai, Egypt

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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. ()

Coordinates: 28°33'20"N, 33°58'2"E

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Willow Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

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6th-century Greek Orthodox monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Saint Catherine
13 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...
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Church
Church of Sinai, Saint Catherine
14 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.
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Archaeological site
Abu Madi, Mount Sinai
14 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.
0.4 miS
Park
Saint Katherine Protectorate, Mount Sinai
10 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Willow Peak?

Nearby attractions include Saint Katherine Protectorate, Mount Sinai (10 min walk), Saint Catherine's Monastery, Saint Catherine (13 min walk), Church of Sinai, Saint Catherine (14 min walk), Abu Madi, Mount Sinai (14 min walk).