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The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (/ ˈ s aɪ n aɪ / SY-ny; Arabic: سِينَاء; Egyptian Arabic: سينا; Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa.
Pre-upgrade border fence section north of Eilat, 2008. An old and rusty low-height fence swamped by shifting sand dunes, which mainly served as a border marker between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Israel, had already existed in the Negev Desert prior to any barrier considerations.
Map 1: United Nations-derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements among colonial powers ruling in the region before Israel's creation.
Egypt's geological history has produced four major physical regions: Nile Valley and Nile Delta; Western Desert (from the Nile west to the Libyan border) Eastern Desert (extends from the Nile Valley all the way to the Red Sea coast) Sinai Peninsula; Egypt is the eighth most water stressed country in the world.
After fighting wars with Israel in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, Egypt became the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty and establish relations with Israel in 1979.
Egypt, which is a mediator in ceasefire talks, says Israel must withdraw and that a Palestinian presence needs to be restored at the Rafah crossing between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Gaza. "Egypt ...
The Sinai Peninsula separating the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba, to the east. View of the Gulf of Aqaba near Nuweiba, Egypt. The gulf measures 24 km (15 mi) at its widest point and stretches some 160 km (100 mi) north from the Straits of Tiran to where Israel meets Egypt and Jordan. The city of Aqaba is the largest on the gulf
Egypt's mediating role could still go far beyond its shared border with Gaza. First, the country has a complicated history with Israel, a key economic partner and strategic ally in fighting ...