Mons Claudianus

Mons Claudianus was a Roman quarry in the of . 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.
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Mons Claudianus

Latitude
26.80947° or 26° 48′ 34″ north
Longitude
33.48675° or 33° 29′ 12″ east
Open location code
7GRMRF5P+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 591022796
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1146716
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mons Claudianus” goes by many names.
  • 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”
  • “Mons Claudianus”

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