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'''El Tor''' ({{lang-ar|الطور}} ''{{
At-Tur itself appears to have been founded in the 13th century near the site of the ancient Raythou (medieval ''Raya'').<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Peacock|first1=David|last2=Peacock|author-link1=David Peacock (archaeologist)| first2=Andrew|title=The Enigma of 'Aydhab: a Medieval Islamic Port on the Red Sea Coast|url=https://www.academia.edu/16070958|journal=International Journal of Nautical Archaeology|year=2008|language=en|volume=37|issue=1|pages=32–48|doi=10.1111/j.1095-9270.2007.00172.x|issn=1057-2414}}</ref> The [[El Tor|El tor strain]] of [[cholera]] was discovered there in 1905. It was a [[quarantine]] camp for Muslim pilgrims returning from [[Hajj]] (the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca). Known for its springs, the city is an important tourist destination in the South Sinai Governorate along with [[Sharm El Sheikh]] and [[Saint Catherine, Egypt|Saint Catherine]].
▲'''El Tor''' ({{lang-ar|الطور}} ''{{transl|ar|ALA|aṭ-Ṭūr}} / {{transl|arz|et-Ṭūr }}'' {{IPA-arz|etˈtˤuːɾ}}), also [[Romanization|romanized]] as ''Al-Tur'' and ''At-Tur'' and known as ''Tur Sinai'', formerly '''Raithu''', is a small city and the capital of the [[South Sinai Governorate]] of [[Egypt]]. The name of the city comes from the Arabic term for the mountain where the prophet [[Moses]] received the [[Tablets of Stone|Tables of the Law]] from God; this mountain is designated ''Jabal Al Tor''.
==History==
===Monastery===
The
=== Portuguese attack ===
▲The '''Raithu desert''' is situated around El Tor, between [[Saint Catherine, Egypt|Saint Catherine]] and the [[Red Sea]]. It is part of the [[Archdiocese of Mount Sinai and Raithu]] of the [[Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem]]. The "[[Martyrs of Raithu]]" were 43 [[anchorite]]s (sort of early Christian hermits) murdered by [[bedouin]]s (desert dwellers) during the reign of Emperor [[Diocletian]] (284-305CE). Christian monks fleeing persecutions had been present since the 3rd century, and the '''Raithu monastery''' (or Rutho) was commissioned in the 6th century by Byzantine emperor [[Justinian]]. The latter was proposed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage]] site on November 1, 1994, in the Cultural category.<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/194/ Rutho Monastery - UNESCO World Heritage Centre] Retrieved on 2009-03-26.</ref>
En route to Suez with the objective to seek and destroy the Ottoman fleet, a Portuguese Armada was sent in 1541 to Red Sea.
After several days sailing, the commander Estevão da Gama gives the order to direct a surprise attack. The troops were able to disembark and the defenders came out to the shore but were pushed to the city not managing to close the city doors. The Portuguese as the city fell, were ready to loot, but two Priests came to the Commander, and appeal to him avoiding the destruction. Several soldiers were armed Knights after a mass, and the armada stayed for a few days preparing to sail and attack Suez.
== Climate ==▼
===Modern Egypt===
El Tor was captured by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967. It was returned to Egypt, along with the rest of the Sinai Peninsula, following the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty.
== Geography ==
▲=== Climate ===
Its climate is classified by [[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system|Köppen-Geiger system]] as [[hot desert climate|hot desert]] (BWh).
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| title = El–Tor Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
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| source 2 = Climate Charts<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/u/UB62459.php |
▲|url=http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/u/UB62459.php | title=El Tor, Egypt Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data | publisher=Climate Charts
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== References ==▼
==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns in Egypt]]
▲== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* Portuguese Sea Battles Volume III - From Brazil to Japan 1539 - 1579 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Saturnino-Monteiro/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ASaturnino+Monteiro
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▲{{Governorates capital of Egypt}}
[[Category:Governorate capitals in Egypt]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Sinai Governorate]]
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