Saint Catherine Monastery

Landmark

Greek Orthodox monastery (the oldest) at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt

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 Egypt. Located at the foot of Mount Sinai, it was built between 548 and 565, and is the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery.

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Where it is

1
Saint Catherine AreaHistorical Site · 50 m
2
Saint Katherine ProtectorateNatural Site · 1.1 km
3
Mount SinaiNatural Site · 1.9 km
4
Mount CatherineNatural Site · 5.4 km
5
Nabq ReserveNatural Site · 50 km
6
Abu GallumNatural Site · 59 km

Saint Catherine Monastery

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