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Saint Catherine’s Monastery ,Egypt

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Saint Catherine’s Monastery can be found just below Mount Sinai. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest working monastery in the world. St.Catherine’s is an unusual and strangely beautiful building juxaposed against acres of dry arrid landscapes. Find the water well where Moses met his wife, see the ancestor of the famous burning bush and take a look at the cage of old monks’ skulls. Macabrely you can also see what is said to be the preserved hand of the real Saint Catherine.

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