Deir al-Arbain

Deir al-Arbain is a church in South Sinai, Egypt. Deir al-Arbain is situated nearby to the peak Jabel Achmar, as well as near the locality St Catherine’s Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Sinai and Mount Catherine.

Mount Sinai

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

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. Mount Catherine is situated 3 km south of Deir al-Arbain.

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 2½ km northeast of Deir al-Arbain.

Deir al-Arbain

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Categories: building, monastery, place of worship, and religion
Location: South Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

28.53593° or 28° 32′ 9″ north

Longitude

33.96521° or 33° 57′ 55″ east

Open location code

7GWMGXP8+93

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333028542

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=monastery

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

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