Monastery of Saint Paul
A Coptic Orthodox monastery in the Eastern Desert near the Red Sea mountains, built around the cave where Saint Paul the Anchorite lived. It is also called the Monastery of the Tigers, and lies about 405 kilometres south-east of Cairo.
- Where
- Zafarana, Red Sea, Egypt
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.8472, 32.5506
Get the Monastery of Saint Paul stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Monastery of Saint Paul. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Red Sea volume with your photos and a note.
Near Monastery of Saint Paul
Monastery of Saint Anthony 21 km
A Coptic Orthodox monastery in an oasis of the Eastern Desert, below the cliffs where Saint Anthony, father of Christian monasticism, lived as a hermit. It is one of the oldest monasteries in the world, and its church holds layered medieval wall paintings.
Saint Catherine's Monastery 143 km
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Mount Sinai 143 km
A granite peak in the south of the Sinai Peninsula, held by many to be where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Pilgrims and walkers climb it in the dark by camel path or stone steps to watch the sun rise over the mountains.
Dahshur 166 km
A royal necropolis in the desert south of Saqqara, where the pharaoh Sneferu worked out how to build a true pyramid. His Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid stand here, far quieter than Giza, alongside later pyramids of the Middle Kingdom.
Bent Pyramid 167 km
The second of four pyramids built by the Old Kingdom pharaoh Sneferu, about 40 kilometres south of Cairo. Partway up, the angle of its sides changes sharply, a record in stone of builders learning as they went, and much of its smooth casing survives.
Memphis 168 km
The ruins of the first capital of a united Egypt, now among palm groves around the village of Mit Rahina. An open-air museum here keeps a colossal fallen statue of Ramesses II and a large alabaster sphinx.
Red Pyramid 169 km
The largest pyramid at Dahshur and the third largest in Egypt, after Khufu's and Khafre's at Giza. Named for the reddish tint of its stone, it is thought to be Egypt's first successful smooth-sided pyramid, and its passage leads down into high corbelled chambers.
Saqqara 170 km
The great burial ground of ancient Memphis, stretching about 7 kilometres along the desert edge south of Cairo. Its pyramids include the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and its mastaba tombs hold some of the liveliest carved scenes of everyday life in Egypt.
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Questions
Where is Monastery of Saint Paul?
Monastery of Saint Paul is in Zafarana, Red Sea, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Monastery of Saint Anthony (21 km), Saint Catherine's Monastery (143 km), Mount Sinai (143 km).
How do I get the Monastery of Saint Paul stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Monastery of Saint Paul and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Red Sea volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Monastery of Saint Paul before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Red Sea volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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