Sunset on Galala Plateau

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. It contains many species of plants and once had sources of water that have since dried up.[1][2] Galala Mountain was called the Gallayat Plateaus until it was renamed in the 1920s.[3] Galala Mountain is famous for Galala marble, which is quarried for export[4] and has a colour that varies from creamy to creamy white.

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

A large construction project in Galala, supported by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and investors alike, was underway as of 2018 to build a city to support tourism in the area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sir Clements Robert Markham (1876). The Geographical Magazine. Trübner & Company. pp. 185–.
  2. ^ a b "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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