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  • Gebel el-Teir

    Gebel el-Teir Rock Arts is an archaeological site located in Kharga, Egypt. The site is known for its rock inscriptions that depict of humans and animals and date back to different historical periods. The oldest of them are from the ancient Pharaonic periods between 4500 and 3000 BC, while the drawings in the Maria Cave date back to the Christian times in the 4th century AD.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Gebel el-Teir
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Gebel el-Teir
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Gebel el-Teir
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 130 m

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    Gebel el-Teir

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Ancient Rock Workes

    Location

    Egypt

    New Valley Governorate

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    Fifth Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Christian

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    Ancient Egyptians & Christian Monuments

     

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