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Multi-periodSite Name: Mount Umm Shomar Predator Trap Alternative Name: Jabel Umm ShomarCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 34.536 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Sinai Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Al-tur
Latitude: 28.374432N Longitude: 33.930007E
Condition:
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Predator Trap in Sinai
Mount Umm Shomar, about 50 Km South of Mt. Sinai, is 2586 Meters high and formed mainly of porphyry granite. At the ridge that connects it to Mount Abu Shajara, I found nicely built predators trap (see link). It's an exhausting climb to the summit, but it brings the climber to a breathtaking view of more than 80 Km in all direction.
On the summit, I found a rock carving in English: T.E. Yorke TJP rout 1862
My be one of you UK folks can find out about the person or the expedition? the letters are not so clear (see photos) on predators trap see our article: http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146412504
The right name is Mount Umm Shomar Predators Trap.
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