Sinai Peninsula
peninsula in the Red Sea
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Summary
Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,520 views/month, #5 of 801).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Egypt[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[4], Red Sea[5], Gulf of Aqaba[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: desert[8]
- Commons category: Sinai Peninsula[9]
- Highest point: Mount Catherine[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sinai Peninsula[11]
- Commons gallery: Sinai Peninsula[12]
- Population: 597,000[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band[15]
- Category for people who died here: Q32646126[16]
- Elevation above sea level: 730 m[17]
- Area: 60,000 km²[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sinai Peninsula include Proto-Sinaitic[20], an undeciphered writing system[21], in Ancient Egypt[22], founded in -1800[23].
Why It Matters
Sinai Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include Proto-Sinaitic[20], an undeciphered writing system[21], in Ancient Egypt[22], founded in -1800[23].