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The group of peaks of the Shaiyb al-Banat is composed of four mountains: Gabal Abu Dukhan (1,705 m.), Gabal Qattar (or Gattar, 1,963 m.), Gabal Shayeb El-Banat (2,187 m.), Gabal Umm Anab (1,782 m.). Seasonal rivulets on its slopes are from precipitation and springs.
The mountain intercepts moisture-bearing winds from the northeast, and the northern and northeastern slopes are more humid than the western and southern slopes. Savannas of acacia and Delonix grow in the foothills and along watercourses. [4] The mountain is home to the largest remaining population of Dracaena ombet in Egypt and Sudan. [5]
Mount Catherine (Arabic: جبل كاثرين; Greek: Όρος της Αγίας Αικατερίνης), locally known as Gabal Katrîne, is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the town of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate. Mount Catherine rocks
The mountains of Egypt. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. M. Mount Sinai (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Egypt" The ...
It is a 2,285-meter (7,497 ft), moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the region known today as the Sinai Peninsula. It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks in the mountain range of which it is a part. For example, it lies next to Mount Catherine which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in Egypt. [1]
Egypt has part of their territory and their high point outside of Africa; their non-Asian high point are listed with a N/A rank entry underneath their continental peak. On the other hand, Spain has part of their territory and their high point inside of Africa.
Egypt borders Libya to the west, Palestine and Israel to the east and Sudan to the south (with a current dispute over the halaib triangle). Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km 2 (387,050 sq mi). The longest straight-line distance in Egypt from north to south is 1,420 km (880 mi), while that from east to west measures 1,275 km (792 mi).
The Inner Mountain is located near the modern Coptic Christian Monastery of Saint Anthony (Dayr Mārī Antonios) in Egypt which was built in the fourth century and which is reputedly Christianity's oldest operating monastery. [4] [10] [11] It is about 160 kilometers southeast of Cairo, in the northern foothills of the Red Sea Mountains. [12] [11]