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Gebel al Silsila

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Jun 02, 2023 11:25 AM — History

Gebel al Silsila is a mountain that was the site of quarrying activity in ancient Egypt.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39389133

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
24.633333, 32.933333

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Gebel al Silsila (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Gebel el-Silsila (Arabic, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Gebel al Silsila makes connections with:

Gebel al Silsila located near Silsilah (unspecified date range)

Gebel al Silsila receives connections from:

None

Place type:
mountain, quarry

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Gebel al Silsila: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39389133> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39389133 |title=Places: 39389133 (Gebel al Silsila) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 19, 2024 5:59 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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