Mons Claudianus
Mons Claudianus was a Roman quarry in the eastern desert of Egypt. It consisted of a garrison, a quarrying site, and civilian and workers' quarters. Granodiorite was mined for the Roman Empire where it was used as a building material.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Temple
- Description: Roman quarry in the eastern desert of Egypt
- Also known as: “Ma‘bad Qilidyānūs”, “Ma`bad Qilidyanus”, and “Qilidyānūs Temple”
Mons Claudianus
- Categories: quarry, archaeological site, and religion
- Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Mons Claudianus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد قلديانوس”
- Arabic: “مونس كلوديانوس”
- Basque: “Mons Claudianus”
- Catalan: “Mons Claudianus”
- Chinese: “克劳迪亚努斯山”
- Chinese: “大蒙克劳狄娜采石场”
- Dutch: “Mons Claudianus”
- French: “Mons Claudianus”
- German: “Mons Claudianus”
- Greek: “Μονς Κλαουντιάνους”
- Italian: “Mons Claudianus”
- Japanese: “モンス・クラウディアヌス”
- Latin: “Mons Claudianus”
- Polish: “Mons Claudianus”
- Portuguese: “Mons Claudianus”
- Romanian: “Mons Claudianus”
- Spanish: “Mons Claudianus”
- Turkish: “Mons Claudianus”
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