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Umm es-Sawan

Umm es-Sawan is a quarry located on Gebel el-Qatrani, Faiyum, in the Western Desert of Egypt. It was a basalt quarry exploited in the early third millennium BC.

Site Information

Country: Egypt

District: Faiyum Governorate

Category: Ancient Rock Workes

Site History: Third Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians

Later Cultures: Ancient Egyptians

Site Features: Ancient Egyptian Monuments

UNESCO Tentative List

Part of: Gebel Qatrani Area, Lake Qaroun Nature Reserve

Date of Submission: 2003

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Elevation: 196 m

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