Persou (Wadi Hammamat)
settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD
Wadi Hammamat was the site of major mining and quarrying operations in the ancient world. The site is mentioned in the Turin Papyrus Map, in connection with a quarrying expedition under Ramesses IV.
- Coordinates
- 25.98967, 33.56917
- Also known as
- Ouadi Hammamat, Ouâdi Hammâmât, Persou, Wadi Hammamat (ar)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)
- GeoNames · CC BY 4.0© GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)