- The Wadi Hammamat, is a dry river bed in eastern Egypt, located halfway along the Roman Road from the Myos Hormos on the Nile to Coptos on the Red Sea.
- It was a major quarry and mining region. Passing travellers to the Red Sea have left 3,000 years of Graffiti.
Quarry
- Various types of Stone have been quarried from Wadi Hammamet, including a green sandstone used for making bowls, statues and sarcophagi.
- Gold was mined there for centuries by both the Romans and the Pharaohs.
Coptos to Myos Hormos Roman Road
- The Red Sea port of Myos Hormos was connected by the 124 mile (200km) Coptos to Myos Hormos Roman Road.
- The road started at Coptos on the Nile, and using watering stations called Hydreumata at set intervals, passed through the Wadi Hammamat, to reach Myos Hormos on the Red Sea.
Wadi Hammamat, Egypt