Jabal Zubayr
Jabal Zubayr is a mountain in South Sinai, Egypt and has an elevation of 2,634 metres. Jabal Zubayr is situated nearby to the locality El Deir Valley, as well as near El Arbaeen Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,634 metres
- Description: mountain in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
- Also known as: “Gebel Zubeir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Sinai and Mount Catherine.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai is in the middle of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and rises 2,285 metres above sea level. The mountain is a sacred site for Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Mount Catherine
Peak
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Saint Catherine, is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the town of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate. The name is derived from the Christian tradition that angels transported to this mountain the body of the martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Catherine’s Monastery.
St Catherine’s Monastery
Locality
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. St Catherine’s Monastery is situated 5 km northeast of Jabal Zubayr.
Jabal Zubayr
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Jabal Zubayr” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Jabal Zubayr”
- Cebuano: “Jabal Zubayr”
- Dutch: “Jabal Zubayr (berg i Egypten, Sina al-Janubiyya)”
- Swedish: “Jabal Zubayr”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Deir Valley and El Arbaeen Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jabal Abū Rūmayl and Al Arba‘īn.
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