SINAI PENINSULA

• it is a triangle-shapedpeninsula located in north-eastern Egypt.
• It serves as a land bridge connecting Asia and Africa.
• Area: 23,500 square miles(61,000 square km).
• It is the sovereign territory of Egypt.

• Boundaries:

  • The peninsula is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Seaand to the east by Israel and the Gaza Strip.
  • To the westof the Sinai Peninsula is the Suez Canal, across which lies the African part of Egypt.
  • The Sinai is bordered to the southwest by the Gulf of Suezand to the immediate south by the Red Sea.
  • The Gulf of Aqaba bordersthe Sinai in the southeast.
  • Egypt shares maritime bordersin the Sinai with Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

• History:

  • In the late 19th century, Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula, became part of the British Empire.
  • British rulein Egypt would last until 1922, when the country was granted independence.
  • The peninsula was occupied by Israeli forces during the Six-Day Warof June 1967.
  • It was returned to Egypt in 1982under the terms of the peace treaty concluded between those countries in 1979.