American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Department, photographer still image graphic government publication still image Dry plate negatives. xxu 1898 1914 monographic [between 1898 and 1914] eng

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1 negative : glass, dry plate ; 10 x 12 in. No known restrictions on publication. For information see: "G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection," American Colony, Jerusalem. Photograph taken from the southwestern side of EL Raha Plain (Biblical encampment of the Israelites), looking northwest and showing the mountain range between Gebel Selsel Zet and Gebel Rubsha (Ghabsheh) to the left, the vicinity of Naqb Hawa in the centre, the twin summits Gebel Gelekh in the centre from a 2km distance, El A'gramiya area forms an enclave below the summit, and the eastern slopes of Gebel Sana' to the right. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) El Raha Plain is dotted by prehistoric sites date back to Upper Paleolithic (37,000-34,000 BCE) and Pre-Pottery Neolithic (B) (6,700-6,000 BCE). El Raha Plain is recognized as the traditional location where the Israelites encamped at the foot of Biblical Mount Horeb. Naqb El Hawa acted as the entry gate to Saint Catherine Monastery for pilgrims, travellers and scholars since 4th century CE, marked by scattered Byzantine monastic structures (4th-7th centuries CE). Al Sana' family from Al Hamayda quarter of the Gebaliya tribe lives at El A'gramiya area. Abu Sila village is located at the northwestern end of El Raha Plain and is occupied by other families: Abu Ghanayim, and Li'fali, Abu G'is, Duquni, Abu 'lLwan and Abu Kirshan, from Awlad Silim and Awlad Gindi quarters respectively. (Source: A. Shams, Sinai Peninsula Research, 2018) Title from: Catalogue of photographs made by the American Colony ... 1914. Gift; Episcopal Home; 1978. General information about the G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.matpc Egypt Sinai LC-M36- 1019 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/matpc.07248 (DLC) 2005676184 2019698523 LC-DIG-matpc-07248 DLC LC-M361-1019 DLC aacr gihc DLC 040422 20250607100507.5 21363415 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng