Notable church · South Sinai, Egypt
Basilica Transfiguration
بازيليكا الكنيسة
Basilica Transfiguration is a church in South Sinai, Egypt.
Basilica Transfiguration: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Basilica Transfiguration
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.
How to reach Basilica Transfiguration — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.55597, 33.97617. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Basilica Transfiguration
- Mount Sinai · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Catherine · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~7 km · Must-see
- Gebel Serbal · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~42 km · Must-see
- LightHouse · beach · South Sinai · ~66 km · Must-see
- Blue Hole · attraction · South Sinai · ~69 km · Must-see
- St Catherine's Monastery · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Abu Madi · fort · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Monastery Garden · Buddhist site · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Willow Peak · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Chemin d'accès seulement pour les aventuriers · waterfall · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Cascade · waterfall · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Ras Safsafa · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~2 km
- El Nabi Haroun Mausoleum · dargah · South Sinai · ~2 km
- Chapel to the Holy Trinity · church · South Sinai · ~2 km
- مسجد جبل موسى · dargah · South Sinai · ~2 km
- Deir Al Arbain · fort · South Sinai · ~3 km
- Monastery of the Virgin Mary · church · South Sinai · ~3 km
- St. Katherine · attraction · South Sinai · ~3 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Basilica Transfiguration
Other churches near Basilica Transfiguration
- Chapel to the Holy Trinity · church · South Sinai · ~2 km
- Monastery of the Virgin Mary · church · South Sinai · ~3 km
- Heavenly Cathedral · church · South Sinai · ~101 km
- Sayyidat As-Salam Church · church · South Sinai · ~101 km
- St Catherine At Mount Sanai · church · South Sinai · ~0 km
- Chilia Sf Paisie Aghioritul · church · South Sinai · ~1 km
- Chapel of St. Pantalaimon · church · South Sinai · ~2 km
- كنيسة موسي النبي ومارمرقس الرسول - طور سيناء · church · South Sinai · ~61 km
- كنيسة السيدة العذراء و القديس أبانوب - دهب · church · South Sinai · ~64 km
- Cathedral · church · South Sinai · ~73 km
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Frequently asked
Is Basilica Transfiguration open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Basilica Transfiguration yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Basilica Transfiguration?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Basilica Transfiguration?
Nearby: Mount Sinai (viewpoint, 2 km), Mount Catherine (viewpoint, 7 km), Gebel Serbal (viewpoint, 42 km), LightHouse (beach, 66 km), Blue Hole (attraction, 69 km), St Catherine's Monastery (Buddhist site, 0 km).
Is Basilica Transfiguration worth visiting?
Basilica Transfiguration is listed as a notable church in Egypt on Spotwander.