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Sinai Serabit el-Khadim

Historic mine Notable deposit Responsible sourcing

📍 South Sinai, Egypt  ·  29.0200°, 33.4800°

Pharaonic turquoise galleries beneath Hathor's temple mined by expeditions from Menes era — the world's first recorded gem mining operation.

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