South Sinai Governorate

South Sinai Governorate
Governorate
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South Sinai Governorate on the map of Egypt
Coordinates: 29°03′N 33°50′E / 29.05°N 33.83°E / 29.05; 33.83
Country	Egypt
Seat	El Tor (capital)
Area
• Total	33,140 km2 (12,800 sq mi)
Population  (January 2018)
• Total	104,000[1]
• Density	3.14/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Website	www.southsinai.gov.eg

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.^[2] Raithu Monastery is in El Tor. Other important sites in the governorate are Wadi Mukattab and Wadi Feiran.

1. ↑ "Population Estimates By Governorate ( Urban /Rural ) 1/1/2018". www.capmas.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. ↑ "Saint Catherine Area". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-07.