City of Saint Catherine

The city of  Saint Katherine's most intimate and distinctive cities Sinai ... It is the highest inhabited places in Sinai where lies the plateau rises 1,600 m above sea level. Surrounded by a high mountain in the Sinai and Egypt are all ... And top mount Catherine, Mount Musa and Jebel alsevsafh and others.


This make her a distinct atmosphere also ... It is mild in summer, icy winter ... Giving her beautiful especially when snow mountain peaks adorns ... The region was declared a natural reserve. Historically ...Is a region of great importance. . And added to another religious historical civilization when constructed by the monastery now known as St. Catherine's monastery in the 6th century a.d.. It is still the greatest Christian monuments in Egypt and the world. This excellence in location and climate ... In history, geography ... Reflected in the present  Saint Katherine which is a special tourist zone. And agricultural area due to groundwater sources.

Saint Katherine is located in the heart of South Sinai 300 kilometers from the Suez Canal. And 5130 square km. The city is famous for religious tourism and Safari tourism and mountaineering. The monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Musa and Prophet Harun and other religious monuments. As with many major tourist projects. Largest nature reserve in the Arab Republic of Egypt in terms of area.

Religious tourism:

Religious tourism is at the forefront of tourism of the city and the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of the tourist eager for religious tourism and was built in the 6th century AD.


St. Catherine's monastery in the world's oldest monastery in the Sacred Valley (long)




His writing "your Holy Valley nalik you long time"
Sacred Valley is the holiest spot on long, stated more than once in the Quran is sanctity and ousting alnaline had closed for the sanctity of the place and the proximity of the manifestation of God to Moses, and long Valley located near the city of Saint Catherine in South Sinai governorate of Egypt.

In the Sinai Peninsula and the mount (Sharia) or Jebel Musa-mountain km God has Moses peace be upon him – is one of the most famous Christian monasteries in the world; the Sinai monastery being known as "Saint Catherine", full of thousands of visitors annually, and the Registrar in the World Heritage list by UNESCO in 2002,

The story begins monastery of  Saint Katherine since the Byzantine era where Moses was Mt. or so-called burning Bush Valley targeted by the Byzantine Empire lasted a long time, the Empress "Helena" or Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a chapel and Tower at Jabal Musa, in the fourth century AD, named after the Church burning Bush.

Then came the Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD, and specifically in the same region to build dir to commemorate his wife "Theodora" from 584 m to 565 m and this monastery called "name" and developed the Sinai monastery is the emperor to join the Church of the monastery as aleika to one of the churches of the monastery, and by the 9th century ad changes old name of the monastery and make his name "St. Katherine's monastery" St. Katherine, who lived in Alexandria under Roman Emperor "Maxima news" 305-311 a.d. has embraced Katherine. Katherine for that tortured and killed, and five centuries later, she finds one of the monks in the Sinai revelation, Angels carried her body remains on top of a mountain and placed near the monastery, it ascended to friars mount nerve remains the body then they moved to a church Monastery and Church "presentation" to get to the monastery since that time the monastery of St. Katherine ".

And was the direct cause of the monastery is in response to the appeal of Justinian resident monks and holy mountain church aleika built a large monastery meeting, but Justinian was behind several targets construction, including securing the eastern border of the Empire against the dangers of the Persians, and secure communication routes between Egypt and Palestine, a military Fort-like monastery, also work to spread the Katherine religion, a religious aspect.

When entering the Church adheres to all Western tourists and other modesty in dress and loose dresses worn by available there wanting people before entering it. The only entrance to the monastery is a small door at the height of 30 feet, monk explains, "that was designed to protect the monastery from strangers and intruders".


The Monastery represents a piece of art historical multiplayer, mosaic Russian, Greek, Arab, icons and mural paintings, pattern on wax and others.




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St. Katherine monastery library
And St. Katherine monastery library is one of the most important shrines of visitors visited the Abbey both tourists and interested scholars of manuscripts and rare old books, it contains six thousand manuscript, including 600 manuscript in Arabic, Greek, Armenian and Ethiopic manuscripts and the Coptic walsorianet, religious manuscripts and historical, geographical and philosophical, the oldest dating to the 4th century AD, the library also includes a number of alvermanat issued From Muslim Caliphs for the people of the book, and one of the most important manuscripts of the monastery, mkhtotan discharged him in certain historical circumstances, one saved in the British Museum and one in Turkey.

The first manuscript: a Greek manuscript of the Bible known (known sinatikos) written by "asibos", Bishop of Caesarea maritima in 331 m has discovered in the monastery "chindrov 1869 m and presented to Caesar Russia Alexander II, who bought the monastery to 8,000 francs and printed copies thereof given to the monastery and the parent has remained until 1923 even sold by the Russian Government for the British Museum for £ 100,000 Sterling ".

The second manuscript: Covenant Prophet who gave the Prophet (PBUH) according to the teachings of Islam as Katherine era were shielded by security to their lives and their money weknsaehm, Sultan Selim I took the original while entering Egypt 1517 m, carrying the Astana left for monks the monastery is supported by this Covenant.

Burning Bush
Featuring monastery containing rare plant called "BlackBerry" grows only in St. Katherine's monastery and has a special place amongKatherine and Jews, and that grows and produces his secret lies in khadarh, and cypress many labels, including BlackBerry plant or sacred tree or burning Bush tree, called balalikh inflammatory relative to the place where the Prophet Moses felt Fire in a story reported by the Quran.



The only entrance to the monastery was a small door 30 feet high, was designed to protect the monastery from strangers and intruders, where people raise and give system-driven fund winches and pulleys. Now there is a small section at the bottom wall of the monastery.

It should be noted that there is a small mosque, one of Egypt's Fatimid rulers built inside the monastery to protect the monastery from the attacks to the monastery from time to time, and especially of orientalist travelers interpret it as a form of Islamic domination in that time, Napoleon Bonaparte during the French campaign on Egypt to strengthen the wall. From 40-200-ft., talita and erected defences after complaints the monks of the monastery for some attacks.







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Is another physical point on the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt at Taba on March 19, returned to Egypt last lap part of Sinai Peninsula returned to Egypt in 1989 in accordance with the peace accord in 1979, and is one of the most beautiful resorts of Taba in Egypt and about 508.8 acres.

, Which is strategically important and significant tourist lies Taba header. Gulf of Aqaba between the plateaus East of Taba and Aqaba Bay water. Only one-a square kilometres (about 508.8 acres) and away from Sharm city about 240 kilometers northwards, is neighboured by city or alrshrash (Eilat) occupied the region between Taba and Sharm el-Sheikh, South of the main attractions and tourism development in the southern Sinai Peninsula. Taba border city mountain tourist resorts packed, its coastline is most beautiful at the peninsula consists of a number of bays and lakes and straits and Islands, beautiful scenery of the island is the fortress of Saladin who renovated by the Egyptian Antiquities organization. Therefore comes to a large number of tourists from all over the world there are about 10 hotels Taba Hilton Hotel was built by prominent Israelis since 1967
Government investment in Taba amounted to 700 million pounds in infrastructure projects including roads, housing and services also include drainage and phone lines. Either private sector tourism investment, including foreign investment amounted to about 3 billion pounds in the hotel and service projects completed 15 percent and the rest in work.

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City of Dahab City tourist area in South Sinai governorate in Egypt are Sharm el-Sheikh after months of preparation is skeptics tourists, on tourism product of Dahab on the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea Sinai Peninsula Southeast, about 18 km north of the famous resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, and lies about 135 km from the city of Eilat. Two are composed of Dahab, located downtown alkorea, Ghazala.

Dahab is composed of two villages, the village was first named alisla and Bedouin village located in the southern half, while the second village is the commercial and administrative ldheb, and ‏ located to the North. There is also the Palestinian borders where Island coral Crusaders castle building residues can be seen. And renamed Dahab this name relative to the golden color sand beaches.

Tourist significance:

The city previously small village fishermen then known in the 1990s after the Egyptian Government accorded special attention, established hotels and tourist villages in her heart, and still home to some nomadic so far.


By now all the ingredients are tourist cities contain many beautiful places and by months of diving is the only ancient archaeological area with an old date and also by the tongue and is of natural reserves.


Wedhb famous for golden beaches and stunning locations for diving and is the most prominent activities that visitors to the city of Dahab exercise by tourism, and are in it cheaper from the tourist resorts of the sport in the rest of Sinai, and which also sport skydiving at reasonable prices.



Also, the sport in no watermark, surfing .. Or ride a sailboat featuring Dahab this sport because of the wind speed and wind it fast because the mountain is surrounded by many others. It occurs in other places of low pressure and high pressure, which helps speed the movement of winds. Dahab is known as sport skydiving which became associated with the area of education, share of different types, jump, although a number of tourist villages and hotels of varying quality, the most characteristic of this city is made of wood and makeshift Palm fronds, located mainly in the tourist resort of Dahab.



Sharm el Sheikh attracts tourists from all around the globe for its continuous innovation and excellence, Sharm el Sheikh, land of peace and global conferences, the place in which all are looking for sport, art and beauty and charm of purity and tranquility and recreation and well-being in short, is one of the most important tourist cities around the world.



Sharm el-Sheikh is the largest city in South Sinai, Sinai gem called linking Asia and Africa, as a tourist center. Famous for its sport diving Sharm el-Sheikh, South of which are protected natural Ras Mohammed.

There are around the main promenade in Ras Mohammed and Buckthorn. Sharm el-Sheikh before tyran wesnavir exists at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba. Chief among their top Christian header or master along with RAS Mohammed.


Every day, city of Sharm el-Sheikh in South Sinai governorate, so that he visited yesterday discovers something different if he visited today, is the fact that the vast Sahara shifted with high mountains and at the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea to the modern city during the 10 years only, which populated Sharm el-Sheikh for the UNESCO Prize for the best Five cities worldwide peace among 400 cities worldwide.


The Sharm el-Sheikh later recreation and relaxation areas in the world, and within ten years where more than 150 hotels most resorts should be designed, that same sing tourist hotel looking for fun and recreation in another location, the hotel where all the fun stuff, and there are luxury restaurants and happy tourist with its eastern and Western cuisine, Café And cabarets which choose Select selection including tourist, multiple activities, from horseback riding or play tennis, or amusement of children, to water skiing, diving or snorkeling diving centres where tourism represents today a tourist activity is selling big and unusual reflected an increase in the number of such centres, reaching 346 Centre 2005 m., Egypt 3 sites classified As one of the most important dive sites 3. water tour or enjoy water and natural riches that tourist to see in the glass is his boat. And was visited by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his visit to Egypt as tourist visited French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife at 2 South in Egypt.
And away from the Sea you can enjoy the magic of the Egyptian desert in day trips or evening via Safari between sand dunes in the vast Sahara with mountain ranges to practice mountaineering, horse riding and beauty. The trips are organized on demand, there are trips start from 00, where you see the sunrise from the top of the mountain, then breakfast in a Bedouin tent, or you may start the afternoon to watch the sunset and spend a nomadic, dinner and overnight accommodation if you want.
Sharm el Sheikh always referred to as "the land of peace" or "peace city" because its territory has held conferences and summits on the peace and many political and scientific conferences.