Mersa\Wadi Gawasis as a Waterway on the Red Sea to the Land of PA.wn.wt | ||||
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||||
Article 14, Volume 15, Issue 3, December 2018, Page 25-33 PDF (795.45 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2018.54004 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Sania Boushra Ibrahim1; Mofida Hassan El Weshahy2; MAHMOUD ABDEL RAZIQ2 | ||||
1Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University | ||||
2faculty of tourism and hotels, Suez Canal University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The Red Sea played a very important role in the life of ancient Egyptians. It was used for maritime expeditions to Sinai, southern Sudan and to the Land of PA.wn.wt to obtain products valuable to the Egyptian kings and nobles. A number of excavations have been mode and documented along the Red Sea. Mersa\Wadi Gawasis as a starting point to the Land of PA.wn.wt, and the extensive use of the site was mostly during the Middle kingdom period. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Port; Red Sea; Punt; Expediting; Maritime; Gawasis; Middle-Kingdom and Officials | ||||
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