“Restoration and Protection of Monuments and Environment at Saint Katherine’s Monastery and the Summit of Jebel Musa ”

A programme funded by theSouth Sinai Regional Development Programme (SSRDP) of the EU

The SSRDP No.540 Action for “Restoration and Protection of Monuments and Environment at Saint Catherine’s Monastery and the Summit of Jebel Musa” was a 45 months duration project that initiated on August of 2007. The planned activities included the implementation of a number of studies, works and supplies that will be the basis for the creation of the ‘Wadi el Deir Archaeological Park’. This is both a general conservation plan, based on the surveys and studies prepared within the framework of the SSRDP 540 project, and a primary approach for a general and preliminary visitor management plan. The outputs of the project included the following Activities: