El Shameya
El Shameya is a locality in South Sinai, Egypt and has an elevation of 1,522 metres. El Shameya is situated nearby to the locality El Rasees, as well as near Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Sinai.
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.
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 3 km east of El Shameya.
El Shameya
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “ElShameya”
- Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
28.56327° or 28° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
33.94969° or 33° 56′ 59″ eastElevation
1,522 metres (4,993 feet)Open location code
7GWMHW7X+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2701567740OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
12606682
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In Other Languages
“El Shameya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشامية”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Town’s Mosque and المستشفى.
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