The High International Committee of the African-Asian Union (AFASU) Awards announced that Egypt’s Saint Catherine City has received the World’s Best Capital of Religions, Tolerance, Peace, and Tourism Award, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported Monday evening.

According to the tourism ministry, this recognition underscores St. Catherine’s prominent status as a distinguished centre of tourism, culture, and heritage.

The award was announced a day earlier in a celebration in South Sinai’s city of Sharm El-Sheikh.

During his speech at the celebration, Dr Khaled Mubarak, governor of South Sinai, expressed pride in announcing that St. Catherine – the “City of the Great Transfiguration” – had won a prestigious global award as the capital of religions, tolerance, peace, and tourism worldwide.

Source: State Information Service Egypt