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Monastery of Saint Catherine (monastery) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 28 33 22 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 28.5560 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 58 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.9758 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the N slope of Mt. Sinai; monastery was founded in 3rd cen. CE and rebuilt by Justinian ca. 530; the Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Syriacus & other early manuscripts of the Bible were found here. |
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| Qiddīsah Kātrīnā, Dayr al (preferred,C,V,Arabic,U,N)
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| Dayr al Qiddīsah Kātrīnā (C,V,display,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Qiddīsah Kātrīnā, Dayr al- (C,V)
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| Monastery of Saint Catherine (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Saint Catherine, Monastery of (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Saint Catherine, The Monastery of (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Saint Catherine's Monastery of Mount Sinai (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Convent of Mount Sinai (NA,V,English,U)
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| Convent of Saint Catharine (NA,V,English,U)
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| Convent of the Transfiguration (NA,V,English,U)
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| Couvent Sainte-Catherine (NA,V,French,U)
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| Mount Sinai, Convent of (NA,V,English,U)
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| Saint Catharine, Convent of (NA,V,English,U)
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| Saint Catherine (NA,V,English,U)
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| Sainte-Catherine, Couvent (NA,V,French,U)
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| Saint Katherine Monastery (NA,V,English,U)
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| Shangri-La of Sinai (NA,V,P,English,U)
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| The Monastery of Saint Catherine (NA,V,English,U)
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| Transfiguration, Convent of the (NA,V,English,U)
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| monastery (preferred, C) |
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founded ca. 250 AD |
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