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Sinai |
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Written by: Maha Hassanein |
Sinai - land of discovery.
The route to the Promised Land; where Isis sought Osiris
and the Pharaohs found gold. Where Moses witnessed the
Burning Bush and Bedouins camped by Crusader forts. A
meeting point for three great religions, at the
crossroads of Africa and Asia.
After 8,000 years at the heart of history,
experience the continuing contrasts. Sinai: where rock meets coral reef and the
desert stops at the sea. Where the grandeur of granite meets the golden beaches
of the "Red Sea Riviera". Of tropical fish and rare birds; spectacular sunsets
and clear starry nights.
One of the few remaining places on earth almost
untouched by modern civilization, Sinai "the Land of Turquoise", is a rocky
triangle of holy places, pilgrim trails and military outposts.
Modern visitors
follow in the footsteps of legendary gods and goddesses, ancient warriors and
biblical heroes.
Sinai remains a land of verdant oases, flat desert
expanses and towering granite mountains, where the Goddess Isis came in search
or Osiris; where Alexander the great fought; where Moses received the Ten
Commandments; and through which the Holy Family traveled en route to Egypt.
Dahab
El Arish
Mount Sinai
Nuweiba
Ras Mohammed
Sharm El Sheikh
St. Catherine
Taba
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