The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (/ ˈ s aɪ n aɪ / SY-ny; Arabic: سِينَاء; Egyptian Arabic: سينا; Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa.Sinai has a land area of about 60,000 km 2 (23,000 sq mi) (6 ...