Saint Catherine Area
World Heritage
Egypt
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The Eastern Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine sits at the foot of Mount Horeb, where the Old Testament records that Moses received the Law. The mountain is revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The entire area is a holy site for three major world religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The monastery was founded in the 6th century, making it the oldest Christian monastery still in use. The walls and buildings of the monastery are of great significance to the study of Byzantine architecture, and the monastery houses a large collection of early Christian manuscripts and icons. The rugged mountainous landscape contains numerous archaeological and religious sites and monuments, providing the perfect backdrop for the monastery.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
| uses | 1086444140 |
| uses | 1086843185 |
| uses | 660210-1 |
| directions | http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500310418 |
| country | Egypt |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Katharinaklooster%20R01.jpg |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | South Sinai Governorate |
| ISNI | 0000 0001 2164 345X |
| executive body | Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai |
| spoken text audio | ADV11784262 |
| spoken text audio | ADV12030968 |
| KulturNav-ID | 21935 |
| IPA transcription | 3663533 |
| visitors per year | 03442b |
| ELSTAT geographical code | st-catherine-s-monastery |
| number of rooms | lccn-n50069569 |
| geoshape | SaintCatherinesMonastery |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/02f6wb |
| location | Lille |
| Commons category | Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai |
| inception | 0501-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location | Point(33.975561111 28.555830555) |
| located on terrain feature | Sinai Peninsula |
| official website | http://www.sinaimonastery.com/ |
| time of earliest written record | 0301-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| native label | Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης |
| elevation above sea level | 1570 |
| culture | Byzantine Empire |
| Atlas Obscura identifier | st-catherine-s-monastery |
| Libris-URI | https://libris.kb.se/0xbdb05j3sp3gsh |
| Libris-URI | 0xbdb05j3sp3gsh |