Corridor Egypt

This stretch of Egypt's Eastern Desert lies in the rugged mountains west of Safaga, near the ancient quarries of Mons Claudianus. Roman workers cut grey, black-flecked granodiorite from its hills and transported immense columns towards the Nile. Stone from the quarry reached Rome, where it was used in the Pantheon's portico. A fortified settlement and abandoned workings remain among the desert rocks.