What is the highest mountain peak in Egypt's Eastern Desert (Red Sea Hills), reaching an altitude of 2,187 meters?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Jabal Shayib al-Banat
- Step 1: Jabal Shayib al-Banat (Mount Shayib) is an imposing granitic peak located about 40 km west of Hurghada in the Red Sea Hills.
- Step 2: At 2,187 meters (7,175 feet), it is the highest summit in mainland African Egypt and the Eastern Desert.
Answer
Jabal Shayib al-Banat.
Why not the others: 'Mount Sinai' and 'Mount Catherine' are located across the Gulf of Suez in the Sinai Peninsula; 'Jabal Serbal' is also in Sinai.
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