277 tourists visit Saint Catherine over past 24 hours

The top of the mountain Jabal Musa was quite crowded as sunrise approached

As many as 277 tourists of different nationalities visited Saint Catherine city over the past 24 hours, despite low temperature that reached 3 degrees below zero. 

Some 47 foreigners and 230 Egyptians visited Saint Catherine city, Head of Saint Catherine Municipality El Sayed Abdel Sadeq said in statements on Sunday. 

The tour included Saint Catherine's Monastery and Bedouin camps as well as several other religious and archaeological sites, he added.

Source: MENA