| Mount Catherine | |
|---|---|
| Gabal Katrîne | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,629 m (8,625 ft)[a][2] |
| Prominence | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 28°30′42″N 33°57′09″E / 28.51167°N 33.95250°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Catherine Location of Mount Catherine in Egypt | |
| Location | Sinai Peninsula |
| Country | Egypt |
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.
The name is derived from the Christian tradition that angels transported to this mountain the body of the martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
At the summit of the mountain, there is a chapel built in 1905[3] and a meteorological station.[4]
- ^ Maizlish, Aaron. "Arabian Peninsula and Middle East: Footnotes". peaklist.org. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Maizlish, Aaron. "Africa Ultra-Prominences"". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "The Saint Catherine Area (Egypt) No 954". UNESCO. 30 July 2000.
- ^ "Mount Kātrīnā | mountain, Egypt | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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