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Dahab, Sinai, Egypt: The Sinai is one of the most bewitching places on earth. It is vast, barren for the most part, very colorful near the aptly named Colorful Canyons, and then has some great beaches on the Gulf of Aquaba. The beaches have resorts that cater to a wide variety of budgets. If I recall correctly, I stayed at one place in Dahab for about USD 20 a night. Snorkeling and Scuba diving are very popular here.
Illinois Guardmembers of the 2nd Battalion of the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment await inspection by New Zealand Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Warren Whiting of Taumarunui, New Zealand, force commander of Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO) and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dowd, the commanding general of 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) at Fort Bragg, N.C., during a command visit. Whiting and Dowd are the first official visitors for the Illinois Army National Guard’s MFO 54 rotation. Their visit to Sinai was to ensure the Soldiers’ morale and well-being are in good standing. (Photo courtesy of the Illinois National Guard)
L'environnement s'est fortement dégradé dans le désert du Sinaï depuis le début du 20ème siècle, notamment suite au manque d'eau et à la pression touristique. Toutes les laisses de mer sont polluées par de nombreux déchets dans lesquels fouinent les chameaux: de nombreuses bouteilles en plastique emportées par le vent depuis la mer s'accumulent dans le désert et sur les bords des chemins et des routes.
L'eau est polluée jusque dans les réserves naturelles.
Contrairement à l'idée reçue, le Sinaï n'a rien d'une terre incultivée. On y trouve de très grandes palmeraies, dont celles d'Aïn Khudra, d'AÏn Umm et d'Aïn Furtâga. Et les arbres solitaires ne manquent pas.
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Environment deteriorated sharply in the Sinai desert since the beginning of the 20th century, especially due to lack of water and the pressure of increasing tourism. Waste pollute the place: many plastic bottles carried by the wind from the sea accumulate in the desert and on the edges of roads and highways.
Contrary to popular belief, Sinai has nothing of an uncultivated land. There are very large palm trees and solitary trees abound.
snorkeling and scuba diving place south of Sharm el-Sheikh located in the middle of nowhere
Melia Sinai Resort
The Sinai Peninsula - a triangle of Egyptian territory between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean - could only be described as a wilderness to anyone used to the comforts of Western civilisation.
But amid the black lava fields, custard-yellow cliffs and green seams of copper ore, Bedouin tribes have forged an existence for millenia.
from: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/activityandadventure/1955150/L...
While descending from Mt Sinai after watching the sunrise, we met a group of Korean tourists going up in style, riding camels.
The morning sun providing the perfect lighting against the rugged glowing mountain ranges as backdrop.
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Sinais altos automáticos na Linha do Norte, entre as estações de Gaia e General Torres.
Os sinais da esquerda (Siemens) são os principais de entrada da estação de Gaia de sentido normal e contravia (S2 e SC4) pelo lado de General Torres, enquanto que os dois da direita (Dimetronic) protegem a estação de General Torres (S1 e SC1) pelo lado de Gaia. Este é um dos casos da rede ferroviária portuguesa em que a proximidade entre estações colaterais não só inviabiliza a montagem de sinais avançados como os próprios sinais principais pertencem indistintamente a uma e a outra. Na verdade, o sinal SC2, que se encontra posicionado no PK 333,7 — junto à boca de saída do túnel da Serra do Pilar — protege simultaneamente General Torres e Gaia.
Em conformidade com a informação sobre a sinalização de General Torres, atente-se no facto do sinal SC1 não possuir indicador de itinerário, por oposição ao S1. Isto significa que a entrada de comboios na linha 4 de General Torres, pelo lado da colateral Gaia, só se realiza em regime de manobras.
View from Mt. Sinai in early morning light.
Mount Sinai or Mount Moses or Mount Horeb, is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt that is the traditional and most accepted identification of the Biblical Mount Sinai. However, claims have been made by some writers who believe the true location of Mount Sinai is Jabal al-Lawz in Saudi Arabia.
According to Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition, the biblical Mount Sinai was the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments.