Sinai hot springs in Egypt, Sinai Peninsula resort
Rating: 7,9/10 (116 votes)  Hot springs – it is an interesting and peculiar natural phenomenon. They are located near the highway that leads to Sharm el-Sheikh. The most famous of all sources – Sources of Moses. They are located in the small village of Uyun Mus. It is believed that it was there that the Jews stayed when they crossed the Red Sea. According to the Old Testament, the source here was bitter, so God ordered a tree to be thrown into the water, and the water acquired a normal taste. Other famous sources, the Pharaoh's Baths, are located 130 kilometers to the south. The water there gushes with a hot spring from a sufficiently deep cave. Source temperature – about +72 ° C. There are smaller springs gushing from the bottom of the sea near the coast. These sources have been known since ancient times, it was believed that they were used by the pharaohs. Moses' baths are located even further south. The temperature of these sulfur springs – from +26 ° C to +28 ° C.    We also recommend reading Egyptian Museum in Cairo in Egypt, resort of Cairo Topic: Sinai hot springs in Egypt, Sinai Peninsula resort. |
