Mount Sinai
| Mount Sinai (Ṭūr Sīnāʼ) | |
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The summit of Mount Sinai
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,285 m (7,497 ft) |
| Prominence | 332 metres (1,089 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°32′23″N 33°58′24″E / 28.53972°N 33.97333°ECoordinates: 28°32′23″N 33°58′24″E / 28.53972°N 33.97333°E |
| Geography | |
 Mount Sinai (Ṭūr Sīnāʼ)
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| Location | Sinai, Egypt |
| Saint Catherine Area | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Location | Egypt |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 954 |
| UNESCO region | Arab States |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
Mount Sinai (Arabic: طُور سِينَاء, translit. Ṭūr Sīnāʼ; Egyptian Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَى, translit. Jabal Mūsā or Gabal Mūsā, lit. 'Moses' Mountain" or "Mount Moses'; Hebrew: הר סיני, translit. Har Sinai), also known as Mount Horeb or Gabal Musa, is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt that is a possible location of the biblical Mount Sinai. The latter is mentioned many times in the Book of Exodus and other books of the Bible, and the Quran. According to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition, the biblical Mount Sinai was the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
Mount Sinai is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) moderately high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the Sinai region. It is next to Mount Catherine (at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, the highest peak in Egypt). It is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks of the mountain range.
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