Mount Catherine
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Mount Catherine (Arabic: جبل كاثرين; Greek: Όρος της Αγίας Αικατερίνης), locally known as Gabal Katrîne, is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the town of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate.
For the mountain in the United States, see Mount Catherine (Washington). For the mountain in Grenada, see Mount Saint Catherine (Grenada).
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Mount Catherine | |
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Gabal Katrîne | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,629 m (8,625 ft)[lower-alpha 1][2] |
Prominence | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)[2] |
Listing | Country high point Ultra |
Coordinates | 28°30′42″N 33°57′09″E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Sinai Peninsula |
Country | Egypt |
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The name is derived from the Christian tradition that angels transported to this mountain the body of the martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
At the summit of the mountain, there is a chapel built in 1905[3] and a meteorological station.[4]