The oldest monastery in the world is located at Mt. Catherine in this region, which also contains the Mitla Pass.
This region's north contains Lake Bardawil, which Herodotus wrote of as the army-swallowing Serbonian Bog, and which is considered one of the Bitter Lakes on this region's western border. The Philadelphi Corridor connects this region with a strip of land to the east. The oldest monastery in the world is located at Mt. Catherine in this region, which also contains the Mitla Pass. The resort town of Sharm El-Sheik is in this region's southern tip. The Gulf of Aqaba separates this region from the Arabian Peninsula, which is separated from the mainland by the Gulf of Suez and a canal zone. For 10 points, name this Egyptian peninsula that juts into the Red Sea.
This region's north contains Lake Bardawil, which Herodotus wrote of as the army-swallowing Serbonian Bog, and which is considered one of the Bitter Lakes on this region's western border.
Sinai Peninsula [accept Sinai Desert; prompt on Egypt]