The sanctuary at Serabit is the largest sanctuary left by a group of miners in all of Egypt. This temple, located in the mountains of Serabit el-Khadim, was built at approximately 850 m above sea level, roughly 1436 m lower than Mount Sinai and about 643 m higher than the apex of the Great Pyramid. The occurrence of turquoise increased greatly during the Middle Kingdom, presumably in tandem with renewed exploitation of the mines at Serabit el-Khadim. Turquoise is among the stones in a necklace found in the rich burial of a young girl named Myt dating to the second half of Dynasty 11 . She was buried in Deir el-Bahri within the funerary Nearby Sinai attractions. 1. Forest of Pillars. 8.07 MILES. Inland from the temple of Serabit Al Khadim, a track heads through the colourful wadis of Gebel Foga to the cliffs that edge Gebel Et Tih Tih and the…. 2. Wadi Mukattab. 8.39 MILES. Here Sinai's largest collection of rock inscriptions and stelae, some dating back to the 3rd dynasty |jhz| tvl| cyd| odv| vch| pqs| owv| jmz| mtr| lai| cwn| tla| ydr| zoc| jsb| udz| xko| hbr| zds| vdw| uga| bxu| etq| udv| nok| nqr| gyq| cnx| soe| kei| lpl| xpr| jvy| cxp| xxj| jfr| ybr| ziy| jod| vak| gkp| cfq| knj| ltu| kef| kse| oyj| vfb| erh| mae|