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What is important to me is that I have the great good fortune to spend my days doing something I love, and being given the opportunity to make a difference in the world.

— Zahi Hawass

Monastery of St. Catherine

The monastery of Saint Catherine sits at the base of Mount Sinai in the Sinai desert. A UNESCO World Heritage site, this Greek Orthodox monastery is one of the oldest working Christian monasteries in the world, and is an important historical site in Egypt. (photo: Cronos Bersum)

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Press Release - New Kingdom Temple Discovered in the Sinai

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Inscription with Cartouches of Thutmose II from the Newly Discovered Temple in the Sinai