Museum · Egypt
Sharm al-Sheikh Museum
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A ministry museum in Sharm al-Sheikh with halls on people and animals in ancient Egypt, the coffins of Isetemheb and Sinai heritage.
Where it is
27.9309, 34.3454
Why go
The museum was first proposed in 2006 and finished in 2017. It uses objects selected from ministry storerooms to tell a wide story of human culture, with ancient Egypt at the centre. The Grand Hall covers daily life, crafts, science and the close bond between Egyptians and animals, illustrated by animal mummies. The Hall of Civilization shows the coffins and canopic jars of Isetemheb, a priestess married to the Amun high priest Panedjem II. Other highlights are a head from a statue of Hatshepsut, Tanagra figurines and objects from Sinai's own traditions.
Near Sharm al-Sheikh Museum
Mountain
Mount Catherine (Jabal Katrina)
A high summit south-west of Mount Sinai where, by monastic tradition, the body of Saint Catherine of Alexandria was found.
75 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Mountain
Mount Sinai (Jabal Musa)
The 2,285 m peak above Saint Catherine’s Monastery, identified in religious tradition as the mountain of Moses.
77 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monastery
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
A historic monastery beneath Mount Sinai, with churches, a mosque and an important manuscript collection.
78 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Hurghada Museum
The Red Sea Governorate’s first antiquities museum, with about 2,000 objects tracing Egyptian history through the theme of beauty.
100 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ