The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (/ ˈ s aɪ n aɪ / SY-ny; Arabic: سِينَاء; Egyptian Arabic: سينا; Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa.

Apr 3, 2025 · The Sinai Peninsula lies between the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal on the west and the Gulf of Aqaba and the Negev on the east, and it is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the north and the Red Sea to the south. Its greatest dimensions are about 130 miles (210 km) from east to west and about 240 miles (385 km) from north to south.

These extended southwards along the Red Sea coast and penetrating the Arabian bifacial cultures, which became progressively more Neolithic and pastoral, and extending north and eastwards, to lay the foundations for the tent-dwelling Martu and …

Apr 9, 2025 · The peninsula is bordered by the vital global shipping artery of the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the south, and Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east.

The nature of these cross-cultural relations fluctuates and changes, taking place in three main areas: the North Sinai transit route between Egypt’s East Delta and Southwest Levant, a Red Sea crossing to South Sinai to obtain turquoise, copper, and other materials, and a more complex, adjacent Negev route between the Red Sea and Southwest ...

May 4, 2017 · This chapter is a broad overview of the main physiographic elements of the Levant and discusses their origin, evolution and relations to the tectonic history of the region. This relatively small region of ~800 x 250 km, from the Lebanon Mountains to tip of the Sinai Peninsula is situated at the northeastern African and northwestern Arabian ...

Mar 11, 2015 · The nature of these cross-cultural relations fluctuates and changes, taking place in three main areas: the North Sinai transit route between Egypt’s East Delta and Southwest Levant, a Red Sea crossing to South Sinai to obtain turquoise, copper, and other materials, and a more complex, adjacent Negev route between the Red Sea and Southwest ...

Easily one of the most accessible and developed tourist resort communities in the Sinai Peninsula, the city is surrounded by mountains and the sea, as well as Bedouins and their traditional colourful tents.

Mar 11, 2015 · The nature of these cross-cultural relations fluctuates and changes, taking place in three main areas: the North Sinai transit route between Egypt’s East Delta and Southwest Levant, a Red...