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# Saint Catherine Area
Sānt Kātrīnā · Egypt

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2002.

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Reference localitySānt Kātrīnā

Country / geographic scopeEgypt

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates28.55623, 33.97543

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Saint Catherine Area

Cultural · Inscription: 2002

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/954/)

Egypt

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/954/)

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