Egypt - Mt Sinai

This mountain  is in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
It's speculated that it is a the location of the biblical Mount Sinai.


Well worth a visit even if you are not interested in its religious significance.

Decided to hike to the summit for the morning sunrise.
The hike started at 4am. Very cold ,

 Mount Sinai is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) .... A moderately high mountain to climb but not too steep.

 This is a Greek Orthodox Chapel. It was closed.
The chapel was constructed in 1934 on the ruins of a 16th-century church.

 tHE SUMMIT  at last.


The building above is a mosque.

Waiting for the sunrise.

Cold !!! up there.























 St Catherines Monastery.
The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. According to the UNESCO , this monastery is the oldest working Christian monastery in the world – although the Monastery of Saint Anthony, situated across the Red Sea in the desert south of Cairo, also lays claim to that title.(Wikipedia)

Sadly it was also closed so couldn't explore inside.