Saint Catherine (also spelled: St. Katrine; Egyptian Arabic: سانت كاترين  pronounced [ˈsænte kætˈɾiːn]) is the capital city of Saint Catherine Markaz in the South Sinai Governorate in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. It is located at the outskirts of El-Tur Mountains at an elevation of 1,586 m (5,203 ft), 120 km (75 mi) away from Nuweiba, at the foot of Mount Sinai and the Saint Catherine's Monastery.