Monastery of the 40 Martyrs
Egypt /
South Sinai /
El Tur /
World
/ Egypt
/ South Sinai
/ El Tur
, 47 km from center (الطور)
World / Saudi Arabia
christianity, monastery, orthodox christianity
Monastery of the 40 Martyrs (The Monastery of Wadi el Arbain, also known as Deir al-Arbain) constructed in the 6th century to honour the 40 Christian martyrs. On the grounds of the monastery is also a chapel dedicated to the hermit Saint Onuphrius who came from upper Egypt and lived in a rock shelter at the northern end of the gardens for 70 years. He died in 390 AD.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 28°32'7"N 33°57'56"E
- Saint Catherine's Monastery 2.7 km
- Monastery of the Holy Apostles 3 km
- Monastery of Cosmas and Damianos 4.2 km
- The Monastery of Holy Trinity 351 km
- Beit Gamal 368 km
- Deir Rafat 373 km
- Latroun Monastery 380 km
- Emmaus Nicopolis Imwas 381 km
- St Gerasimos 394 km
- Mount of Temptation 398 km
- Mount Sinai 1.6 km
- Jebel el-Deir 3.6 km
- Mount Um Alawi 8.1 km
- "Blue Mountain" Valley 11 km
- Wadi Zawatina 13 km
- Rephidim 14 km
- Wadi Rumhan 21 km
- Wadi Isla 28 km
- Wadi soaal 55 km
- Gulf of Aqaba 77 km