Thipian mit seinen oasenartigen Gärten, Mt. Sinai

Photograph shows armed men looking out over valley and mountains.
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Photograph taken from the summit of Gebel Tahuna (Hererat El Kebir or the mountain of the mill), where the palm grove becomes sparse at the eastern edge of Feiran Oasis, looking south and showing the crown-shape summits of Gebel Serbal (El Madhawwa) in the background in the far horizon from a 6km distance, the junction of Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim) in the foreground with Wadi A'liyat in lower-left, and the orchard of the Greek Orthodox monastery and the ruins of Tell El Mahrad at the junction. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018)
Wadi El Sheikh and Wadi Feiran (Biblical Rephidim of Amalek) were the upland section of Darb El Batraa in Sinai Peninsula (Way of Petra or Exodus Traditional Route). Gebel Serbal towers Feiran Oasis to the south. The oasis was also known as Palm Grove of B'aal and thought to be the true location of Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) in 3rd century CE. Both wadis had been the way to Mount Sinai (Biblical Sinai) and Saint Catherine Monastery for pilgrims, travellers and scholars since 4th century CE. The ruins of Tell El Mahrad (settlement/town, tombs, inscriptions, etc) date back to the Nabateans (2nd century CE) and the town was later occupied during the Byzantine and Medieval periods (4th-13th centuries CE). Byzantine monastic ruins (chapels, tombs (29), etc) are scattered on Gebel Tahuna (5th-6th centuries CE), where the mill is visible on the summit. Sawalha (14th century CE), Qrarsha (16th century CE) and other tribes inhabit Feiran Oasis. The dirt-road to Saint Catherine Monastery via Wadi Feiran and Wadi El Sheikh was constructed in 1920s CE. Motor vehicles started replacing camels in Sinai Peninsula in the 1920s and 1930s CE. Though camels were still widely used through mid 20th century CE and until 1967-1982 CE, especially in remote areas until nowadays. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018)

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