The eyes of Moses, St. Catherine and Mount Moses
Overview
Jabal Musa or Tur Sinai is a mountain located in the South Sinai Governorate in Egypt. It is 2,285 meters above sea level. It was called Mount Moses after the Prophet Moses, who was spoken by his Lord on this mountain and who received the Ten Commandments according to the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions.
Mount Moses is one of the most famous mountains in Sinai, as it is visited by thousands of tourists. The viewer from the top of the mountain can see beautiful scenes of the surrounding mountain range, especially in the periods of sunrise and sunset, and it is located near Mount Catherine (Mount Tur Sinai), in which the Monastery of Saint Catherine is located, and the mountain is surrounded by a group of mountain peaks in South Sinai.
On the mountain, there is a small Greek church and a small mosque. Snow also falls on this mountain in winter.