Serabit el-Khadim

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title: Serabit el-Khadim
text: Serabit el-Khadim is a locality in the southwest Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, where turquoise was mined extensively in antiquity, mainly by the ancient Egyptians. Archaeological excavation, initially by Sir Flinders Petrie, revealed ancient mining camps and a long-lived Temple of Hathor, the Egyptian goddess who was favoured as a protector in desert regions and known locally as the mistress of the turquoise. The temple was first established during the Middle Kingdom in the reign of Sesostris I and wa
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description: Archaeological site in southwestern Sinai
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serabit_el-Khadim
date created: 2004-02-21T22:51:09Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T10:29:36Z
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