Kom Ombo, Egypt
Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila or Gebel Silsileh is 65 km north of Aswan in Upper Egypt, with cliffs on both sides close to the narrowest point along the length of the entire Nile. The location is between Edfu in the north towards Lower Egypt and Kom Ombo in the south towards Upper Egypt. It was a major sandstone quarry quarry site on both sides of the Nile from at least the 18th Dynasty to Greco-Roman times.
- City
- Kom Ombo
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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