Gebel Naja is one of the many peaks that make up the southern part of Sinai.
From the top of its 1,846 meters, the view of the north of the territory is impressive.
In a notebook, I wrote about it: “Ahead, for tens of kilometers, the desert stretched as far as the eye could see, biting into a sparkling sky. In the distance, flanked on the shore by a wide bar of rough sand, small dunes rippled like waves in a swirl of dust. Their crests were capped with dust of magnetite and ilmenite, two rocks with black hues and made up of iron oxide which Sinai abounded in.
Closer, the small village of Sheikh Awad bustled to the ceremonial rhythm of the desert. The minaret of his mosque pointed to the sky. A fire had been started. Exhaust from a vehicle disappeared into thin air. Men were chatting with a herd of goats.
Closer still, we watched the foot of our mountain, split to the west by Wadi Talah and to the east by Wadi Ginab. Both converged towards a small garden, withered, "that of Sheikh Ahmed" indicated to us our guide".