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.
- Temple
- …lies at an elevation of 741 metres (2,431 feet)
- Description: Roman quarry in the eastern desert of Egypt
- Also known as“Ma‘bad Qilidyānūs”“Qilidyānūs Temple”
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Latitude
26.8092° or 26° 48′ 33″ north
Longitude
33.48693° or 33° 29′ 13″ east
Open location code
7GRMRF5P+MQ
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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”
- Hindi: “मोंस क्लॉडियनस”
- 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”
- Slovenian: “Sivi egiptovski granit”
- Spanish: “Mons Claudianus”
- Turkish: “Mons Claudianus”
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