Sinai Peninsula

Summary

Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Sinai Peninsula is in the country of Egypt^[3].
• Sinai Peninsula is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[4].
• Sinai Peninsula is on the body of water Red Sea^[5].
• Sinai Peninsula is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[6].
• Sinai Peninsula is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Sinai Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[8].
• Sinai Peninsula's instance of is recorded as desert^[9].
• Sinai Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Sinai Peninsula^[10].
• Sinai Peninsula's highest point is recorded as Mount Catherine^[11].
• Sinai Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.5, 'lon': 33.833333333333}^[12].
• Sinai Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.5, 'lon': 34}^[13].
• Sinai Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sinai Peninsula^[14].
• Sinai Peninsula's Commons gallery is recorded as Sinai Peninsula^[15].
• Sinai Peninsula has a population of {'amount': '+597000'}^[16].
• Sinai Peninsula's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Sinai Peninsula's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band^[18].
• Sinai Peninsula's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32646126^[19].
• Sinai Peninsula sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+730'}^[20].
• Sinai Peninsula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+60000'}^[21].
• Sinai Peninsula's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Geography

Sinai Peninsula is in the country of Egypt^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea^[4], an adjacent sea^[23], in Spain^[24]; Red Sea^[5], a sea^[25], in Egypt^[26]; and Gulf of Aqaba^[6], a bay^[27], in Egypt^[28]. It is on the continent of Asia^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Sinai Peninsula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+60000'}^[21]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+730'}^[20]. It has a population of {'amount': '+597000'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peninsula^[8] and desert^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sinai Peninsula include Proto-Sinaitic^[29], an undeciphered writing system^[30], in Ancient Egypt^[31], founded in -1800^[32].

Why It Matters

Sinai Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Proto-Sinaitic^[29], an undeciphered writing system^[30], in Ancient Egypt^[31], founded in -1800^[32].