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CulturalRef. 954

Saint Catherine Area

Cultural World Heritage property in Egypt, inscribed in 2002 under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Saint Catherine Area, Egypt
Photo: Florian Prischl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Egypt
Year of inscription
2002
Criteria
iiiiivvi
Area of property
60,100 ha
Location
South Sinai Governorate
What it is
territory
Landform
Mount Sinai, Mount Catherine
Reference
WHC 954 · Wikidata Q2468771

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

137 kmAqaba Marine ReserveJordan · 2026NaturalWadi Rum, Jordan180 kmWadi RumJordan · 2011MixedPetra, Jordan243 kmPetraJordan · 1985CulturalIncense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev, Israel290 kmIncense Route – Desert Cities in the NegevIsrael · 2005CulturalIslamic Cairo, Egypt311 kmIslamic CairoEgypt · 1979CulturalMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, Egypt318 kmMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurEgypt · 1979Cultural
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