Saint Catherine Protectorate

E200602

cultural heritage site nature reserve protected area

The Saint Catherine Protectorate is a protected natural and cultural area in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, established to conserve the unique desert ecosystems and the historic Saint Catherine region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Catherine Protectorate canonical	6
Saint Catherine city	1
St. Catherine Protectorate	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
conservationMeasure	community-based management ⓘ regulated access ⓘ zoning of protected areas ⓘ
contains	Bedouin settlements ⓘ Saint Catherine region ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ mountainous desert landscapes ⓘ oases ⓘ religious heritage sites ⓘ rocky plateaus ⓘ wadis ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalSignificance	historic Saint Catherine region ⓘ traditional Bedouin culture ⓘ
ecosystemType	desert ecosystem ⓘ mountain ecosystem ⓘ
governedBy	Egyptian environmental authorities ⓘ
hasFauna	desert birds ⓘ desert reptiles ⓘ small desert mammals ⓘ
hasFlora	desert shrubs ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus	cultural area ⓘ natural area ⓘ
locatedIn	Sinai Peninsula ⓘ South Sinai Governorate ⓘ
managementGoal	protection of endemic species ⓘ support of local Bedouin communities ⓘ sustainable use of natural resources ⓘ
partOf	Sinai desert ⓘ surface form: Sinai Desert
purpose	biodiversity conservation ⓘ conservation of desert ecosystems ⓘ protection of cultural heritage ⓘ
threat	overgrazing ⓘ unregulated tourism ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ
tourismActivity	hiking ⓘ mountain trekking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ visiting religious sites ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Catherine → partOf → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

Saint Catherine → hasProtectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

Mount Catherine → near → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Catherine city

Mount Catherine → protectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

South Sinai Governorate → hasProtectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Catherine Protectorate

Gabal Katrinah → partOfProtectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

Jabal Katrinah → isInProtectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ

Basilica of the Transfiguration → locatedInProtectedArea → Saint Catherine Protectorate ⓘ