Gabal Sha'ib El Banat

Gabal Sha'ib El Banat is a mountain in Egypt, situated in the Saharan Eastern Desert, 40 km from the Red Sea, between the cities of Hurghada and Safaga.

Gabal Sha'ib El Banat
Shayib al-Banat mountains along the Hurghada-Safaga Road, Egypt
Highest point
Elevation	2,187 m (7,175 ft)
Prominence	1,747 m (5,732 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	26°58′47″N 33°29′11″E[2]
Geography
Gabal Sha'ib El Banat Location in Egypt
Location	Red Sea Governorate
Parent range	Red Sea Hills

Geography

Gabal Sha'ib El Banat is the highest peak of the Eastern Desert mountain range, and the highest peak of mainland Egypt (excluding the Sinai Peninsula and therefore Mount Catherine).

Peaks

The group of peaks of the Shaiyb al-Banat is composed of four mountains:

• Gabal Abu Dukhan (1,705 m.),
• Gabal Qattar (or Gattar, 1,963 m.),
• Gabal Shayeb El-Banat (2,187 m.),
• Gabal Umm Anab (1,782 m.).

Seasonal rivulets on its slopes are from precipitation and springs.

People

The area of Gabal Sha'ib El Banat is mainly inhabited by the Ma'aza tribe, also known as Bani Attia, which is composed of about 4,000/5,000 people that live in an area of 90,000 km². These people are nomads and live with their chattel of sheep, goats, and dromedaries. The Bedouin Arab of Banu Hilal have lived in area between 11th and 12th centuries.^[3]

See also

• Egypt portal

• List of Ultras of Africa