Saint Catherine, Egypt
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Saint Catherine is a town located in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt, situated at the foot of Mount Sinai. The city is the site of Saint Catherine's Monastery.
Saint Catherine downtown on a snowy day
Saint Catherine's Monastery
Vethiy Denmi (Icons from Saint Catherine's Monastery)
The Oasis of Wadi Fairan, c. 1830
Saint Catherine's Monastery
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Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egy
Saint Catherine, Egypt
…also spelled Saint Katrine) is a town located in the South Sinai Governorate of Egypt, situated at the foot of Mount Sinai. The city is the site of Saint Catherine's Monastery. The city is 1,586 metres (5,203 ft) above sea level and is 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Nuweiba. In 1994, its population was 4,603 people. In 2002, the…
Moses & Bush Icon Sinai c 12th century
Saint Catherine's Monastery with Willow Peak (traditionally considered Mount Horeb) in the background
The monastery's centuries-old bramble is considered to be the biblical burning bush.