Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr
Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr is a mountain in South Sinai, Egypt and has an elevation of 397 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 397 metres
- Description: mountain in Egypt
- Also known as: “Gebel el ‘Aseifir” and “Jabal al `Asafir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pharaoh’s Island and Taba Border Control.
Pharaoh’s Island
Islet
Photo: Abdozaghloul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pharaoh's Island, whose current popular name is Coral Island, is a small island in the northern Gulf of Aqaba some 250 metres east off the shore of Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula. Some scholars identify this island port with biblical Ezion-Geber. Pharaoh’s Island is situated 4 km south of Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr.
Taba Border Control
Government office
The Taba Border Crossing, also known in Israel as the Menachem Begin Crossing, is an international border crossing between Taba, in Egypt, and Eilat, in Israel. The Taba Border Crossing is the southernmost point in Israel. Taba Border Control is situated 3½ km east of Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr.
Steigenberger Hotel & Nelson Village
Hotel
The Steigenberger Hotel & Nelson Village is a resort hotel in Taba, Egypt, just over 100 metres from the southern border between Egypt and Israel. Steigenberger Hotel & Nelson Village is situated 3½ km east of Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taba.
Taba
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taba, in the eastern Sinai peninsula of Egypt, is on the border with Israel, close to the city and airport of Eilat. The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.
Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل العصافير”
- Asturian: “Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr”
- Cebuano: “Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr”
- Dutch: “Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr”
- Swedish: “Jabal al ‘Aşāfīr”
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