Zabargad Island
📍 Red Sea, Egypt · 18.6800°, 37.9800°
The ancient "Serpent Isle" mined for pharaohs since 1500 BC — Cleopatra's "emeralds" were likely Zabargad peridot. Exhausted workings on the Red Sea island remain archaeologically intact.
📍 Red Sea, Egypt · 18.6800°, 37.9800°
The ancient "Serpent Isle" mined for pharaohs since 1500 BC — Cleopatra's "emeralds" were likely Zabargad peridot. Exhausted workings on the Red Sea island remain archaeologically intact.