Jabal Abū Rūmayl
Jabal Abū Rūmayl is a mountain in South Sinai, Egypt and has an elevation of 2,624 metres. Jabal Abū Rūmayl is situated nearby to the locality El Deir Valley, as well as near El Arbaeen Valley.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,624 metres
- Description: mountain in Egypt
- Also known as: “Gebel Abu Rumail” and “Jabal Abu Rumayl”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Catherine.
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 7 km north of Jabal Abū Rūmayl.
Jabal Abū Rūmayl
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Jabal Abū Rūmayl” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Jabal Abū Rūmayl”
- Cebuano: “Jabal Abū Rūmayl”
- Dutch: “Jabal Abū Rūmayl”
- Swedish: “Jabal Abū Rūmayl”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Deir Valley and El Arbaeen Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jabal Zubayr and Al Arba‘īn.
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