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Feiran Oasis, about halfway between the Monastery of St Katherine and the Gulf of Suez, is one of the earliest Christian centers in Sinai. Convention has it that Moses and his followers passed through southern Sinai's largest oasis. The ruins of many ancient churches testify to the importance this oasis once held as a religious hub through the centuries from as early as the 2nd century.

The Seven Girls Monastery, built in the 4th century in the middle of the palm tree filled oasis, is surely worth a visit. Near the convent you can see the remnants of the old archbishopric, the seat of the archbishop of Sinai until the 6th century.

A trail through ancient Byzantine churches leads up to the summit of Gebel Tehuna with spectacular views. At the western entrance to the oasis is the rock that Moses supposedly struck with his staff to draw water.