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Location:

  • Egypt, Al Laqīţah
  • geo:25.97356,33.550228
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • 150? / unknown

Class:

  • Watchtower
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=102235

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Nearby

Wadi Hammamat

Roman fortress

Wadi Hammamat (2 km)

The basanite Quarry. The besanite also called Bekhen stone , was used as an ornamental stone by the Egyptians and later by the Romans for the construction of statues, tombstones and stelae.

Wadi Hammamat (4 km)

Basalt quarry


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