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  • Saint Catherine’s Monastery

    Saint Catherine's Monastery is an old monastery lies on the Sinai Peninsula in the South Sinai Governorate. Egypt. It was built between 548 and 565 AD and is considered one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world. Saint Catherine's Monastery was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Saint Catherine Area.
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    Saint Catherine’s Monastery
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    Elevation: 1582 m

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    Saint Catherine’s Monastery

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2002

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    Churches and Monasteries

    Location

    Egypt

    South Sinai Governorate

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    6th Century AD

    Byzantine

    Christian

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    Byzantine & Christian Monuments

     

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