Ain Musa – Springs of Moses in Sinai

The Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel takes you to Ain Musa, which is southeast of where the Suez Canal meets the Gulf of Suez. This area is also called the Springs of Moses. In the Old Testament, it says that after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, God told Moses to throw a branch into a bitter spring to make it a source of clean water. This is the place where the action actually took place.

One of the twelve springs mentioned in Exodus might still exist today. It was the main source of drinkable water for the town until the 1860s. Starting in 1967, the Israeli army used the strategic bastion of Ain Musa. In October 1973, however, Egyptian soldiers took it back and used it for their own goals. The fighting hurt the palm groves on the Sinai Peninsula.

The Military Touristic Memorial of Ain Musa is a small museum that focuses on military history. It is just over three kilometres (two miles) to the north of the springs. It is a party to honour the victories of the Egyptian military.