town of Saint Catherine
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The town of Saint Catherine is a small settlement in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that serves as a base for pilgrims and tourists visiting the nearby Mount Catherine and Saint Catherine’s Monastery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| town of Saint Catherine canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate |
arid climate
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
services for pilgrims
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude settlement ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalOf | Saint Catherine Markaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
pilgrimage hub ⓘ tourist hub ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Bedouin settlements
ⓘ
High Mountains of South Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Sinai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPeak | Mount Catherine (highest mountain in Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Saint Catherine Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
eco-tourism
ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| localEthnicGroups | Bedouin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sinai Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sinai Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Catherine of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mount Catherine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Catherine’s Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| region | South Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage |
associated with Saint Catherine’s Monastery
ⓘ
gateway to Mount Sinai pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | Christian pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| roadAccessFrom |
Dahab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharm El Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs |
base for pilgrims
ⓘ
base for tourists ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert mountains
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| touristInfrastructure |
guesthouses
ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ small hotels ⓘ tour operators ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
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