St Katherine Town

 


The town of Saint Katherine is famous for the Monastery of St. Katherine and Mt. Sinai (Jebel Musa), and these two sites are what most visitors see. However, there is much more in the area right around town, and even on the Mt. Sinai range itself.  

A selection of photos spanning two decades will be added, but for photos of locations in and around St Katherine, select from this list: Wadi Raha; Nabi Harun & Chapel of Aaron; The Golden Calf; The Monastery of Saint Katherine; Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa) summit; Elijah’s Basin (Farsh Eliya); The Steps of Repentance; Farsh Aramziya & Chapel of St John the Baptist; Farsh Loza & Chapel of St Gregory of Sinai; Farsh Safsafa & Chapel of the Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary; Ras Safsafa; Chapel of St Panteleimon (Kinist el-Hmar); Monastery of the Forty Martyrs (Deir al-Arbain); Rock of Moses (Hajar Musa) & Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary; Monastery of the Holy Apostles (Deir Raba); Wadi Tala & Monastery of Saints Kosmas and Damianos; Wadi Itlah & Chapel of St John Klimakos; Bustan el Birka. 




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