| LC control no. | sh2001008828 |
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| Geographic heading | Silsila, Gebel el- (Egypt) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Egypt--Silsila, Gebel el- |
| Variant(s) | Gebel el-Silsila (Egypt) Gebel es-Silsila (Egypt) Gebel Silsila (Egypt) Jabal as Silsilah (Egypt) Jebel Silsila (Egypt) Khenu (Egypt) Khenw (Egypt) Kheny (Egypt) Place of Rowing (Egypt) Rowing, Place of (Egypt) Silsilah, Jabal as (Egypt) |
| See also | Mountains--Egypt |
| Found in | GEOnet, Nov. 9, 2001 (Silsilah, Jabal as, hll, 24⁰38ʹ00ʺN 032⁰56ʹ00ʺE, variants: Silsila, Gebel es, Silsila, Gebel el) Gardiner, A. Egypt of the pharaohs, 1961: p. 245 (Gebel Silsila) Egypt [Lonely planet guide], c1999: p. 323 (Silsila, 42 km. south of Edfu, steep sandstone cliffs, known in ancient times as Khenu) Oxford encyc. of ancient Egypt: v. 3 p. 467 (Gebel es-Silsila, north of Kom Ombo, a place called Kheny (Place of Rowing) by ancient Egyptians) Bierbrier, M. Hist. dict. of ancient Egypt, 1999 (Gebel el-Silsila) Wilkinson, R.H. Complete temples of ancient Egypt: p. 208 (Gebel el-Silsila: site located 65 km. north of Aswan, famous in antiquity for sandstone quarries) Dict. of ancient Egypt, 1995 (Gebel el-Silsila (anc. Khenw, Kheny, Place of Rowing)) Grimal, N. Hist. of anc. Egypt, 1992: p. 327 (quarries at Gebel el-Silsila) Tour Egypt web site, Nov. 13, 2001 (Silsila (Jebel Silsila): about 26 miles south of Edfu and 14 miles north of Kom Ombo and located in an area where the Nile narrows. It was known in ancient times as Khenu (Place of Rowing) and here, the bedrock changes from limestone to sandstone.) GEOnet (summit; 24°38ʹ00ʺN 032°56ʹ00ʺE) |
| Invalid LCCN | no2001045925 |
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