That looks as in no one could penetrate it.......on a hill.
"That looks as in no one could penetrate it.......on a hill."
Well in one sense, it is a tough neighborhood and has been for centuries. The monastery is protected by the Theotokos and a tribe of bedouins whom Mohammad ordered to protect the monks. There is also a order signed with Mohammad's hand print and mark directing all Mohammadans to honor the monks and keep them safe kept at the monastery. In another sense the remoteness of the monastery and the fastness of the walls and Mount Sinai demonstrate the difficulty of the climb up the Ladder of Divine Ascent (which was written there at the monastery).