Site in the Eastern Desert used as a quarry for Egyptian alabaster from the Early Dynastic Period to the Roman Period.
See also Akoris; Gebel el-Haridi; Gebel el-Silsila; Mons Claudianus; Mons Porphyrites; Serabit el-Khadim; Wadi el-Hudi; Wadi Maghara; Wadi Hammamat.
Historical Dictionary Of Ancient Egypt by Morris L. Bierbrier
Ancient Egypt. A Reference Guide. EdwART. 2011.