South Sinai Governorate

South Sinai Governorate  is a governorate in Egypt. The capital city is El Tor. It has the fewest people of any governorate in Egypt. It is on the southern half of the Sinai Peninsula.

Saint Catherine's Monastery, an Eastern Orthodox Church monastery and UNESCO World Heritage site, is in the central part of the governorate. Raithu Monastery is  in El Tor. Other important sites in the governorate are Wadi Mukattab and Wadi Feiran.

Cities and towns
 Dahab
 El Tor
 Nuweiba
 Saint Catherine
 Sharm El Sheikh
 Taba

References


Category:Sinai Peninsula