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Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea (1841 edition), also Biblical Researches in Palestine and the Adjacent Regions (1856 edition), was a travelogue of 19th-century Palestine and the magnum opus of the "Father of Biblical Geography", Edward Robinson.
A conservation site in Saudi Arabia, located in the Red Sea. It encompasses a group of islands known for their rich biodiversity, including coral reefs, mangroves, and a variety of marine and bird life. The area is particularly known for its nesting populations of birds and its significance as a habitat for endangered species.
Madawi al-Rasheed, FBA (Arabic: مضاوي الرشيد; [2] born () October 1962 [3]) is a British citizen of Saudi origin and a professor of social anthropology.Al-Rasheed has held a position at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies in King's College London and as a Visiting Professor at the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mount Selaʾ in the "District of the Seven Mosques" in city of Medina Municipality in Saudi Arabia. Sela means "sliced", because the mountain looks as if it is sliced several times. [1] [2] The Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Battle of the Trench prayed to God for victory on Mount Sela.
The list below contains an image of the site or part of the site; the name as inscribed by UNESCO; the location; the nominating state party; the criteria met by the site, including if it is a cultural, natural or mixed; the area in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones, with a value of zero implying that no data is published by UNESCO; the year the site was inscribed; and a ...
After the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the Sinai Bedouin were given an unofficial autonomy due to political instability inside the country. But Egyptian authorities traditionally view the Bedouin cross-border ties with Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia with suspicion. [12] The Ouda Tarabin case is a good example of it.
Although Anati, on the basis of his findings, advocates the identification of Har Karkom with Mount Sinai, [1] [2] the peak of religious activity at the site may date to 2350-2000 BCE, [dubious – discuss] and it appears to have been abandoned perhaps between 1950 and 1000 BCE. The Exodus is sometimes dated between 1600-1200 BCE. However ...
The Centre for Sinai is a non-profit, non-governmental organization created in 1998 to highlight and preserve the culture and history of the Sinai Peninsula. Based in South Sinai , Egypt , the centre also aims to preserve the Bedouin way of life, so that the culture does not disappear like other cultures in the past.