Gebel el-Silsila
Gebel el-Silsila
جبل السلسلة ẖny Khenu | |
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Remains of rock quarries and rock-cut temples along the west bank of the Nile | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′N 32°56′E / 24.633°N 32.933°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Aswan Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| Area code | (+20) 97 |
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| Kheny ẖny in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Kheny ẖny in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Gebel el-Silsila or Gebel Silsileh (Arabic: جبل السلسلة, transliterated as Jabal al-Silsila or Gabal as-Silsila, meaning "Mountain of the Chain"; Egyptian: ẖny, also rendered as Khenyt, Kheny, or Khenu, meaning "The Place of Rowing") is 65 km (40 mi) north of Aswan in Upper Egypt, where the 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 used as a major quarry site on both sides of the Nile from at least the 18th Dynasty to Greco-Roman times. Gebel el-Silsila is famous for its New Kingdom stelai and cenotaphs.