Despite the holiday at Saint Catherine Monastery, the city has received a large number of tourists and visitors on Sunday morning (January 4). They came to climb Gabal Mūsa (Mount Sinai) and watch the sunrise from the highest mountain peak, visit historical sites, colorful valleys, the St. Catherine Reserve, and the rest house of the late President Anwar al-Sadāt, despite the stinging cold weather the city experiences during the night hours.