Mount Sinai | |
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Egyptian Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, romanized: Gabal Mūsā Arabic: جَبَل مُوْسَى, romanized: Jabal Mūsā Classical Syriac: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny Ancient Greek: Ὄρος Σινά Latin: Mons Sinai | |
![]() The summit of Mount Sinai | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,285 m (7,497 ft) |
Prominence | 334 m (1,096 ft) ![]() |
Coordinates | 28°32′21.9″N 33°58′31.5″E / 28.539417°N 33.975417°E |
Naming | |
Native name | طُوْر سِيْنَاء |
Geography | |
Mount Sinai (Hebrew: הר סיני Har Sinai; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny), also known as Jabal Musa (Arabic: جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is possibly the place where Moses was given the Ten Commandments, according to the Torah, Bible, and Quran, .
It is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) high mountain near the city of Saint Catherine in the region known today as the Sinai Peninsula. The mountain is surrounded on all sides by higher peaks in its mountain range. It is next to Mount Catherine which, at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, is the highest peak in Egypt.[1]
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