Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 32 km-long snaky pass in the sinai of egypt”. Today it says “a 480-metre-high”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt”. It now reads “Mountain range pass In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt”.
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In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt This article is about the mountain pass. The Mitla Pass ( , ) is a 480-metre-high (1,570 ft) pass snaking 32 kilometres (20 mi) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt , wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez . It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel , a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo . Buses carrying tourist to Mount Sinai , St.1 Catherine's Monastery , and Feiran Oasis travel through here. Aerial view of the road through Mitla Pass dotted with wrecked Egyptian vehicles and armour after Israeli air force attacks in June 1967. Mitla Pass is a site of major battles between the militaries of Egypt and Israel during the wars of 1956 , 1967 , and 1973 . During the last of these, on October 14, 1973, the Egyptians tried to reach the pass with elements of their Fourth Armored Division, but their offensive was halted by IDF armor and air power. Figures of Egyptian tank losses vary with the source consulted. The Two O'Clock War gives the Israeli figure but the Egyptian one is lower.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Israeli troops preparing for the battle in Mitla Pass, 1956 The Mitla Pass ( , ) is a 32 km-long snaky pass in the Sinai of Egypt , wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south, located about 50 km east of Suez . It is famous as the site of major battles between the militaries of Egypt and Israel during the wars of 1956 , 1967 , and 1973 .
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The Mitla Pass ( , ) is a 32 km-long snaky pass in the Sinai of Egypt , wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south, located about 50 km east of Suez . It is famous as the site of major battles between the militaries of Egypt and Israel during the wars of 1956 , 1967 , and 1973 . During the last of these, on October 14, 1973, the Egyptians tried to reach the pass with elements of their Fourth Armored Division, but their offensive was halted by IDF armor and air power.Figures of Egyptian tank losses vary with the source consulted.The Two O'Clock War gives the Israeli figure but the Egyptian one is lower.
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In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt This article is about the mountain pass. The Mitla Pass ( , ) is a 480-metre-high (1,570 ft) pass snaking 32 kilometres (20 mi) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt , wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez . It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel , a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo . Buses carrying tourists to Mount Sinai , St. Catherine's Monastery , and Feiran Oasis travel through there.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Mountain range pass In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt This article is about the mountain pass. The Mitla Pass ( Arabic : ممر متلة , Hebrew : מיתלה ) is a 480-metre-high (1,570 ft) pass snaking 32 kilometres (20 mi) in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt , wedged between mountain ranges to the north and south. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Suez . It is the monotonous ride through here and Nekhel , a wilderness that provides the shortest route between Nuweiba and Cairo . Buses carrying tourists to Mount Sinai , St. Catherine's Monastery , and Feiran Oasis travel through there.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 32 km-long snaky pass in the sinai of egypt”. Today it says “a 480-metre-high”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt”. It now reads “Mountain range pass In the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 32 km-long snaky pass in the sinai of egypt
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a 480-metre-high
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