Shaiyb al-Banat

Shaiyb al-Banat

Shayib al-Banat mountains along the Hurghada-Safaga Road, Egypt
Highest point
Elevation 2,187 m (7,175 ft)
Prominence 1,747 m (5,732 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 26°58′47″N 33°29′11″E / 26.97972°N 33.48639°E / 26.97972; 33.48639Coordinates: 26°58′47″N 33°29′11″E / 26.97972°N 33.48639°E / 26.97972; 33.48639 [2]
Geography
Shaiyb al-Banat

Location in Egypt

Location Red Sea Governorate
Parent range Red Sea Hills

Shaiyb al-Banat or Jabal Sha'ib al-Banat or Gebel Shayeb El-Banat is a mountain in Egypt, situated in the Saharan Eastern Desert, 40 km from the Red Sea, between the cities of Hurghada and Safaga.

Geography

Shaiyb al-Banat is the highest peak of the Eastern Desert mountain range, and is the highest peak of mainland Egypt (excluding the Sinai Peninsula).

Peaks

The group of peaks of the Shaiyb al-Banat is composed of four mountains:

Seasonal rivulets on its slopes are from precipitation and springs.

People

The area of the Shaiyb al-Banat is mainly inhabited by the Ma'aza tribe, also known as Bani Attia, which is composed of about 1,000 people that live in an area of 90,000 km². These people are nomads and live with their chattel of sheep, goats and dromedaries. The Bedouin Arab of Banu Hilal have lived in area between 11th and 12th centuries.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Africa Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-01-10
  2. ↑ http://wikimapia.org/11517836/Jebel-Shayib-al-Banat
  3. ↑ http://www.persee.fr/doc/remmm_0035-1474_1966_num_2_1_933
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