Deraheib

Deraheib lies in the desert of Wadi Allaqi, between the Nile and the Red Sea. The valley and its tributaries contain the remains of settlements and gold workings, left by people who sought the metal in the rocky hills. At Deraheib, ruined buildings and fortifications recall a mining settlement in a harsh landscape where water was scarce and routes through the wadis linked the desert to the Nile.