El Gouna, Egypt
Mons Porphyrites
Mons Porphyrites is the mountainous site of a group of ancient quarries in the Red Sea Hills of the Eastern Desert in Egypt. Under the Roman Empire, they were the only known source of the purple "imperial" variety of porphyry. They were exploited between the 1st and 5th centuries AD.
- City
- El Gouna
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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