Sinai

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:South_Sinai_Governorate
gptkb:North_Sinai_Governorate
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Serabit_el-Khadim
gptkb:Wadi_Maghareh
gptkb:Timna_Valley
gptkbp:area about 60,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Gaza_Strip
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkb:Suez_Canal
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Mount_Sinai
gptkb:Saint_Catherine's_Monastery
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Bedouin
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Catherine
2,629 meters
gptkbp:historicalEvent Sinai Peninsula was occupied by Israel during the Suez Crisis (1956)
Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt in 1982 after the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
Sinai Peninsula was occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War (1967)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sinai
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:El_Arish
gptkb:Sharm_El_Sheikh
gptkb:Dahab
gptkb:Nuweiba
gptkb:Taba
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:grass
coral reefs
mountainous terrain
gptkbp:population about 600,000
gptkbp:religiousSignificance gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:strategicImportance connects Africa and Asia
controls access to Suez Canal
gptkbp:timezone Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:pilgrimage_site
beach resorts
diving
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Saint_Catherine_Area
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:lion
snakes
lizards
ibex
vultures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Angels_Flight_Railway
gptkb:Oral_Torah
gptkb:Angels_Flight
gptkb:John_Moschus
gptkb:Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5