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12 Remarkable things about Saint Catherine

Leave a Comment / Cultural, Sinai, Spiritual, St. Catherine's / Robin Watson

Who was this woman whose name was given to the Sinai’s highest mountain, the world’s oldest working monastery, and the town chosen to be a centre for the three Abrahamic faiths?

Saint Katrina as the Sinai Bedouin call her, is remembered for her remarkable faith, persuasive powers, and courage. So how did this teenager become the patron saint for unmarried women, scholars, students, philosophers, and librarians?

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The Bedouin

Leave a Comment / Cultural, Dahab, Sinai, St. Catherine's / Robin Watson

The Bedouin are traditionally Arab nomads desert dwellers. They live throughout the Middle East and Arabia. The Bedouin of South Sinai say they originally came from the Arabian Peninsula. They are now usually settled in towns and villages, yet still value their freedom and independence above all else. Their way of life and culture are remarkably similar to the stories of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the Bible.

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Visas for South Sinai

Leave a Comment / Travel, Dahab, Sharm, Sinai, St. Catherine's / Robin Watson

Getting and renewing visas can be a nightmare or a relatively simple procedure when you follow the procedures step by step. Fortunately, South Sinai wants tourists and the visa procedures are simpler than in Cairo.

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Where is the Real Mount Sinai?

Leave a Comment / Cultural, Sinai, Spiritual, St. Catherine's / Robin Watson

To this day not everyone agrees where Mount Sinai is.
Below is a summary of the most popular theories.

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Three Sinai Mountains

Cultural, Sinai, St. Catherine's, Travel / David

Jebel Mousa, Abbas, and Catherine’s, the three greatest mountains in the Sinai and what to know about them.

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Saint Catherine’s Monastery (A Quick Guide)

Cultural, Sinai, St. Catherine's, Travel / David

In the heart of the Sinai Peninsula, at the foot of Jebel Mousa/Mount Sinai, Saint Catherine’s Monastery is the oldest-running Christian Monastery in the world. It is also the home of the world’s oldest operating library.

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