Mount Catherine

Mount Catherine or Mount Saint Catherine is the highest mountain in . It is located near the town of in the .
  • Peak rising to 2,637 metres (8,652 feet)
  • Description: Highest mountain in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Gebel Katharina”
    “Gebel Katherīna”
    “Jabal Kātrīnā”
    “Jabal Kātrīnā, Jabal Katrina, Mount Catherine, Jebel Katherina, Gebel Katharina”
    “Jabal Katrīnah”
    “Jebel Katherina”
    “Katherine Gabel”
    “Mount Catherina”
    “Mountain of Saint Catherine”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Sinai.
is in the middle of the Peninsula, and rises 2,285 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Catherine’s Monastery.
Locality
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Latitude
28.50943° or 28° 30′ 34″ north
Longitude
33.95536° or 33° 57′ 19″ east
Open location code
7GWMGX54+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Mount Catherine” goes by many names.
جبل القديسة كاتريناArabic
جبل سانت كاترينArabic
جبل كاترينArabic
جبل كاتريناArabic
جبل كاثرينArabic
كاترينةArabic
Gabal KatrîneAsturian
monte CatalinaAsturian
Jebel KhaterinBasque
Santa Katalina mendiaBasque
Yebel KhaterinBasque
Djebel KatarinaCatalan
Muntanya CaterinaCatalan
Mount CatherineCebuano
Mount Catherine (bukid sa Ehipto)Cebuano
凯瑟琳山Chinese
凱瑟琳山Chinese
džabal KatrinaCzech
hora sv. KateřinyCzech
Hora svaté KateřinyCzech
nejvyšší hora EgyptaCzech
CatharinabergDutch
KatharinabergDutch
جبل سانت كاترينEgyptian Arabic
Ĝabal KatrinaEsperanto
Monto KaterinoEsperanto
Jabal KatrinaGalician
Όρος της Αγίας ΑικατερίνηςGreek
ג’בל קתרינהHebrew
कैथरीन पर्वतHindi
Gunung KatarinaIndonesian
Monte CaterinaItalian
カテリーナ山Japanese
Жебел КатринKazakh
카타리나산Korean
Mount CatherineLadin
Katerino kalnasLithuanian
Kotrynos kalnasLithuanian
КатеринаMacedonian
КатринMacedonian
കാതറൈൻ പർവ്വതംMalayalam
Gebel KatherinaNorwegian
Catherine-fjelletNorwegian Bokmål
Gebel KatherinaNorwegian Bokmål
کوه کاترینPersian
Dżabal KatrinaPolish
Góra KatarzynyPolish
Góra Świętej KatarzynyPolish
Гебель-КатринRussian
Гора Святой ЕкатериныRussian
КатеринRussian
Moont CatherineScots
Gabal KatrineSerbo-Croatian
hora svätej KatarínySlovak
gora KatarinaSlovenian
Gebel KatherînaSwedish
KatarinabergetSwedish
Katarinaberget, EgyptenSwedish
Mount CatherineSwedish
Изге Катерина тавыTatar
Гора Святої КатериниUkrainian
پہاڑ کاثرینUrdu
جبل کاثرینUrdu
Monte CaterinaVenetian
Jabal KatrinaWelsh

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