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  • Wadi al-Jarf

  • Wadi al-Jarf

    Wadi al-Jarf is the present name for an area on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, south of Suez, that is the site of the oldest known artificial harbor on the world. It is located at the mouth of the Wadi Araba, a major communication corridor between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea, crossing the Eastern Desert. The harbor at the site dates to the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt.
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    Third Millennium BC

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