The Granite Quarries
The Ancient Granite Provider in Egypt
Aswan, the southernmost city in Egypt is not only home to the amazing Aswan Dam and the many other developments that arose after the building of the Dam. It is also the known origin of many of the granite quarries used in the construction of hundreds of structure across Egypt throughout time.
123EgyptTours.com delivers you to any of the most interesting destinations across Egypt, from the northern parts of Alexandria to the southernmost part in Aswan, we offer tours to see the Granite Quarries where thousands of Granite have been excavated to support building needs across the country.
History of the Granite Quarries
Egypt is most appreciated today because of its hundreds of sites (destroyed or still accessible). Tourists are able to see amazing details on the architecture and engineering design created by the ancient Egyptians. However to understand more about these architectures, it is also wise to understand the role of the Granite Quarries in Aswan to most of the structures that we enjoy today.
Because of the abundant deposits across the area, the Egyptians exploited this chance to create some of the most amazing structures that is still standing to this day. Because of its strong durable red stones known then as Asyut, the southernmost city of Aswan became a center of mining and quarrying.
The stones quarried in this area are then used by the ancient builders to make classic and enormous temples, tombs, and even relics and artifacts. The granite Quarries in Aswan provided most of the granite needs for the whole of Egypt from the ancient until today.
What to see in the Granite Quarries
123EgyptTours.com offers day tours, shore excursion and cruise ship trips along the city of Aswan. Most Aswan tours include trips to see the granite quarries in Egypt. In the granite quarries area you will be able to see how the ancient Egyptians worked on making sure they provide the best structures during the ancient time.
Along the quarries tourist can also see the unfinished obelisk, and obelisk so large that when workers found a crack midway through the construction it was abandoned lying on its side with the massive granite quarries in Aswan.
