Sinai Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
peninsula in the Red Sea
About Sinai
Traditionally a land of Bedouins, the Sinai has been part of Egypt since the 3rd millennium BCE, and is the only part of Egypt on the Asian continent. An arid land, it is famous for being the location of Mt. Sinai, where according to the Bible, Moses received the tablets of the 10 Commandments during the Jews' 40-year journey from Egypt to the Promised Land ofCanaan. Saint Catherine's Monastery, built in the 6th century and still operating, commemorates this event. In 1967, Israel invaded and took control over the entire peninsula. The Suez Canal, the east bank of which was controlled by Israel, was closed. In 1979 Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty, in which the Israelis agreed to return the peninsula to Egypt. Israel pulled out of Sinai in several stages, including the removal of its
Sinai Travel Guide Sections
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