Place details
Place nameSinai
Other namesSina', Shibh Jazirat, Sinai Peninsula, Sinaitic peninsula
CountryMisr
Latitude29.5
Longitude34
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Mountainous, wedge-shaped peninsula between Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba at the northern end of the Red Sea; today mostly in Egypt, with smaller section to the east held by Israel; most of population comprises nomadic Bedouin.