Galala Mountain

Galala Mountain or Galalah Mountain (Arabic: جبل الجلالة‎, romanized: Jabal al-Jalāla) is a mountain located in Suez Governorate, Egypt with an elevation of 3,300 ft above sea level, containing many species of plants. It once had sources of water that have since dried up.[1][2] Galala Mountain was called the Gallayat Plateaus until renamed in the 1920s decade.[3] Galala Mountain is famous for its marble, which is quarried for export.[4] Its color varies from creamy to creamy white.

Sunset on Galala Plateau

A study was conducted in 1989, to explore the feasibility of using water from the Red Sea for Galala, and the results were promising.[5]

A large construction project in Galala, supported by President Sisi and investors alike, was underway as of 2018 to support tourism in the area.[2]

See also

References
  1. Sir Clements Robert Markham (1876). The Geographical Magazine. Trübner & Company. pp. 185–.
  2. "Sisi inspects developments of Galala Mountain city". Egypt Today. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. Maged S. A. Mikhail; Mark Moussa (2009). Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi Al-Natrun: Essays from the 2002 International Symposium of the Saint Mark Foundation and the Saint Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society. American Univ in Cairo Press. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-977-416-260-2.
  4. "Egypt's El Galala Mountain project to create jobs for youths". Al-Arabiya. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. Masahiro Murakami (1995). Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies. United Nations University Press. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-92-808-0858-2.

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