Mitla Pass

Mitla Pass
The Mitla pass in 1920 looking east from the plain
Elevation480 m (1,575 ft)
Traversed byRoute 50
LocationSinai
Coordinates30°0′52.4″N 32°53′0.4″E / 30.014556°N 32.883444°E / 30.014556; 32.883444
Mitla Pass is located in Sinai
Mitla Pass
Mitla Pass
Location in the Sinai.

The Mitla Pass (Arabic: ممر متلة, Hebrew: מיתלה) is a 480-metre-high (1,570 ft) pass snaking 32 kilometres (20 mi) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez. It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel, a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo.[1] Buses carrying tourists to Mount Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, and Feiran Oasis travel through there.[2]

  1. ^ Richardson, Dan (2013). Sinai Rough Guides Snapshot Egypt. Penguin. ISBN 9781409336174. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ Richardson, Dan (2003). Egypt. Rough Guides. p. 675. ISBN 9781843530503. Retrieved 1 November 2016. Egypt Rough Guide.