El Arbaeen Valley

El Arbaeen Valley is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,754 metres. El Arbaeen Valley is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Sinai and Mount Catherine.

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.

Peak
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Saint Catherine is the highest mountain in . It is located near the town of in the . The name is derived from the Christian tradition that angels transported to this mountain the body of the martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria. is situated 3½ km south of El Arbaeen Valley.

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 .

El Arbaeen Valley

Latitude
28.54202° or 28° 32′ 31″ north
Longitude
33.95955° or 33° 57′ 34″ east
Elevation
1,754 metres (5,755 feet)
Open location code
7GWMGXR5+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2702974098
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
12606695
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“El Arbaeen Valley” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادى الأربعين”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deir Al Arbain and Farsh Elias.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deir al-Arbain and Chapel of St. Pantalaimon.

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