South Sinai
South Sinai is the least populated governorate of Egypt. It is located in the east of the country, encompassing the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula. Saint Catherine's Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox monastery and renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the central part of the governorate.
- Governorate of Egypt with about 150,000 residents
- Description: Egyptian governorate
- Also known as“Janūb Sīnā’”“Muḩāfaz̧at Janūb Sīnā’”“South Sinai Governorate”
- Location
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Latitude
29° north
Longitude
33.8° or 33° 48′ east
Open location code
7GXM2R22+22
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“South Sinai” goes by many names.
ደቡብ ሲናይAmharic
جنوب سيناءArabic
محافظة جنوب سيناءArabic
Հարավային ՍինայArmenian
Sinaí del SurAsturian
Cənubi Sina mühafəzəsiAzerbaijani
Паўднёвы СынайBelarusian
দক্ষিন সিনাই গভর্নোরেটBengali
Južni SinajBosnian
Южен СинайBulgarian
Южносинайска областBulgarian
Governació del Sinaí del SudCatalan
Sinaí del sudCatalan
South Sinai GovernorateCebuano
南西奈省Chinese
Južni SinajCroatian
Jižní SinajCzech
Janub Sina‘Danish
Zuid-SinaïDutch
Zuidelijke SinaïDutch
محافظة جنوب سيناEgyptian Arabic
gubernio Ĝanub Sina‘Esperanto
gubernio Suda SinajoEsperanto
provinco Ĝanub Sina‘Esperanto
Provinco Suda SinajoEsperanto
Lõuna-Siinai kubernerkondEstonian
Janub Sina’Finnish
Sinaí do SurGalician
სამხრეთ სინაიGeorgian
სამხრეთ სინაის მუჰაფაზაGeorgian
სამხრეთ სინის მუჰაფაზაGeorgian
სამხრეთი სინაიGeorgian
Κυβερνείο Νοτίου ΣινάGreek
સાઉથ સિનાઇ ગવર્નોરેટGujarati
Kudu SinayHausa
דרום סיניHebrew
दक्षिण सीनाई प्रांतHindi
दक्षिण सीनाई मुहाफ़ज़ाहHindi
Dél-Sínai kormányzóságHungarian
Janub Sina‘Indonesian
Kegubernuran Sinai SelatanIndonesian
Gobharnóireacht Shíonáí TheasIrish
Governatorato del Sinai del SudItalian
Governatorato del Sinai MeridionaleItalian
Janub Sina‘Italian
Sinai del SudItalian
Sinai meridionaleItalian
ジャヌーブシーナー県Japanese
南シナイ県Japanese
Sinai KidulJavanese
ಸೌತ್ ಸಿನೈ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್Kannada
Оңтүстік СинайKazakh
Өмүр жагалоо СинайKirghiz
남부 시나이 주Korean
남시나이 주Korean
사우스 시나이 주Korean
자누브시나주Korean
Dschanub SinaLatin
Ǧanūb SīnāLatin
Sinai AustralisLatin
Dienvidsīnāja muhāfazaLatvian
Pietų Sinajaus muchafazaLithuanian
Јужен СинајMacedonian
Janub Sina‘Malay
Kegabenoran Sinai SelatanMalay
Sinai SelatanMalay
दक्षिण सिनाई गव्हर्नोरेटMarathi
Lâm Sinai SéngMin Nan Chinese
هارگه سیناNorthern Luri
Guvernementet Sør-SinaiNorwegian
Guvernementet Janub Sina‘Norwegian Bokmål
Kibbaa SinayOromo
ਦੱਖਣ ਸਿਨਾਈPanjabi
استان جنوب سیناPersian
استان جنوب سیناءPersian
استان سینای جنوبیPersian
Południowy SynajPolish
Synaj PołudniowyPolish
جنوبي سيناءPushto
Guvernoratul Sinaiul de SudRomanian
Janub Sina‘Romanian
Южный СинайRussian
Sooth Sinai GovrenorateScots
Guibhearnaireachd Shinài a DeasScottish Gaelic
South Sinai GovernorateSerbian
Јужни СинајSerbian
Južni SinajSerbo-Croatian
Južni Sinaj (muhafaza)Serbo-Croatian
දකුණු සිනයි පළාතSinhala
Guvernat Južni SinajSlovenian
Južni SinajSlovenian
Koonfur SaynaySomali
جنوبی سینا اوستانیSouth Azerbaijani
Mkoa wa Sinai KusiniSwahili
Sinai KusiniSwahili
Sinai ya KusiniSwahili
Sina al-JanubiyyaSwedish
Södra SinaiSwedish
Синои ҶанубӣTajik
தெற்கு சினாய் கோவெர்னோரேTamil
Көньяк СинайTatar
దక్షిణ సినాయి గవర్నరేట్Telugu
เขตผู้ว่าการญะนูบซีนาอ์Thai
Güney SinaTurkish
Південний СинайUkrainian
محافظہ جنوبی سیناUrdu
Janubiy SinayUzbek
Janubiy Sinay muhofazasiUzbek
Tỉnh Nam SinaiVietnamese
Salatan nga SinaiWaray (Philippines)
South SinaiWaray (Philippines)
محافظہ جنوبی سیناWestern Panjabi
南西奈省Wu Chinese
South Sinai GovernorateZulu
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