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What is the highest mountain in Egypt?

Jabal Sha'ib al-Banat

Mount Sinai

Mokattam

Mount Catherine

Mount Catherine locally known as Gabal Katrîne, is the highest mountain in Egypt. It is located near the city of Saint Catherine in the South Sinai Governorate. The name is derived from the Christian tradition that angels transported to this mountain the body of the martyred Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

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