A. Geography
1. Geographically divided into three key sections
a. The Northern Plain
(1) Composed of sand dunes
(2) The key road: Via Maris
b. The Central Highlands - A high plateau (4,000 feet above sea level)
(1) Roads
(a) The Way of Shur
(b) Deir el Haj
(2) Passes
(a) The Gidi Pass
(b) The Milta Pass
c. The Southern Mountains
(1) Mount Serbal
(2) Mount Katherine (Katharina)
(3) Mount Sidmor
(4) Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa)
2. The Sinai Peninsula is shaped in a triangular form
a. The northern border: Mediterranean Sea
b. The western border: Gulf of Suez
c. The eastern border: Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba)
3. It connects Asia with Africa by means of the Via Maris |
B. History
1. Area of the early years of the Wilderness Wanderings - Exodus
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2. It was the major scene of the Sinai Campaign of 1956 and the southern front of the Six-Day
War in 19673. The capital of the Sinai is El Arish |
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