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The peninsula acquired the name Sinai in modern times due to the assumption that a mountain near Saint Catherine's Monastery is the Biblical Mount Sinai. [2] Mount Sinai is one of the most religiously significant places in the Abrahamic faiths. The Sinai Peninsula has been a part of Egypt from the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 3100 BC).
The city is the site of a deep-water seaport capable of serving ships up to 30,000 tonnes, the only such port on the Sinai Peninsula. Its major exports are cement, sand, salt and marble. [16] The Sinai White Cement Company plant is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the city. [17]
Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula were split into two regions: one along the Mediterranean coast, and another along the Gulf of Aqaba. [5] Israel had plans to expand the settlement of Yamit into a city of up to 200,000 residents. [6] The actual population of Yamit never exceeded 3,000. [7]
Largest cities See also Further reading External links 0-9 10th of Ramadan 15th of May 6th of October A Abu El Matamir Abu Hummus Abu Tesht Abu Tig Akhmim Al Khankah Alexandria Arish Ashmoun Aswan Awsim Ain Sokhna B Badr Baltim Banha Basyoun Biyala Belqas Beni Mazar Beni Suef Beni Ebeid Biba Bilbeis Birket El Sab Borg El Arab Borg El Burullus Bush C Cairo D Dahab Dairut Damanhur Damietta Dar ...
Sharm el Sheikh and the Strait of Tiran in the 1840 Kiepert map of the Sinai Peninsula. The town of Shurm is shown just north of two bays: Sharm El Sheikh and Sharm El Miya (Arabic: شرم المية). This area forms the southern tip of the modern city. Sharm El Sheikh is located on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, at the southern tip of the Sinai ...
Circa 100 BC Ptolemaic Fort of Tal Abou Sayfi, South of Qantara Sharq city. [7] 200 AD Roman Fort of Tal Abou Sayfi, South of Qantara Sharq city (by Emperor Maximinus Thrax). [7] Unknown time Roman Lahfen castle near Al-Arish. [7] Saint Catherine's Monastery fortification, Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula. 640 AD Farma citadel. [7] [29] [32]
Dahab (Egyptian Arabic: دهب, IPA:, "gold") is a small Egyptian town on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, approximately 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Sharm el-Sheikh. Dahab can be divided into three major parts.
The Sinai Peninsula — a major peninsula in the Middle East region of Western Asia. Located primarily within eastern Egypt, east of the Red Sea and Suez Canal.