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The
Sinai Peninsula
or
Sinai
(
Arabic
:
?????
S?n?
), is a
triangular
peninsula
in
Egypt
. It is about 60,000 km
2
(23,000 sq mi) in area. It is between the
Mediterranean Sea
to the north and the
Red Sea
to the south. It is the only part of Egyptian territory located in
Asia
. This is because the Sinai is known as a
land bridge
between the two
continents
of Africa and Asia. There are approximately 500,000 people living there. Egyptians refer to it as the "Land of Fayrouz", based on the
Ancient Egyptian
"Dumafkat".
There have been several
battles
in the region. The Sinai has been under the rule by
Egyptian governments
, including the
Ayyubids
, the
Mamluks
, the
Muhammad Ali Dynasty
, and the modern Egyptian republic. It was also controlled by the
Ottoman Empire
, and the
United Kingdom
from 1882 to 1956.
Israel
invaded and took over Sinai during the 1956
Suez Crisis
(known in Egypt as the
Tripartite Aggression
) and during the 1967
Six Day War
. On October 6, 1973, Egypt began the
October War
to allow the Sinai to be a
free nation
.
In 1982, after the
Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty
of 1979, Israel left Sinai. Since Israel's departure, the region became a
tourist destination
. This was because of its natural setting, their
coral reefs
, and
biblical history
.
Mount Sinai
is a
sacred
place in
Abrahamic religion
.
29°30′N
33°50′E
/
29.500°N 33.833°E
/
29.500; 33.833
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