Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

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Natural Resources of Ancient Egypt

Pi ra messe

Tan is

5thcataract

P DeadSea

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LE

ST

IN

E

LE

BA

N

O

N

go ld

iro n

iron

wood

copper

natron

natron

natron

quartzite

limestone

limestone

limestone

limestone

limestone

calcite copper

copper

copper

copper

copper copper

copper

malachite

turquoise

calcite

(alabaster)

dolerite

porphyry

granite

granite

jasper

pottery clay

calcareous

diorite

diorite

quartzite

steatite

gold

gold

gold

gold

gold

gold

gold

iron

iron

gold

malachite

R E D S E A H I L L S

LIBYA

BAYUDA

DESERT

NUBIAN

DESERT

EASTERN

DESERT

WESTERN DESERT

LIBYAN DESERT

Cyprus

DAKHLA

OASIS

FARAFRA

OASIS

BAHRIYA

OASIS

SIWA

OASIS

SALIMA

OASIS

KHARGA

OASIS

PA

LE

ST

IN

E

LE

BA

N

O

N

SINAI

FAIYUM

Ni

le

R.

Ni

le

R.

Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

Dead Sea

1st cataract

2nd cataract

3rd cataract

4th cataract

5th cataract

Alexandria

CairCai roCairoo

Giza

Memphis

Saqqara

Piramesse

Tanis

Hierakleopolis

Beni Hasan

Tell el-Amarna

Thebes

Abydos

Aswan

Semna

Kerma

Gebel

Barkal

Napata

Kurgus

LOWER

EGYPT

UPPER

EGYPT

Cultivated land

Pastoral area

Conjectural

pastoral area

gold Resources