St Katherine Protectorate

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St Katherine's Protectorate encompasses a rugged landscape of high-altitude desert. Amid this national park, enclosed within stark mountains, is a wealth of historical sites sacred to the world’s three main monotheistic religions, including St Catherine's Monastery and Mt Sinai at its core. The central area around the monastery has been declared a Unesco World Heritage site.

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