El Shameya

El Shameya is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,522 metres. El Shameya is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Sinai.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is in the middle of the Peninsula, 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.

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 of . is situated 3 km east of El Shameya.

El Shameya

Latitude
28.56327° or 28° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
33.94969° or 33° 56′ 59″ east
Elevation
1,522 metres (4,993 feet)
Open location code
7GWMHW7X+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2701567740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
12606682
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Satellite Map

Discover El Shameya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“El Shameya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشامية”

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