Jabal al-Ṭārif is an archaeological site in the cliffs along the

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, located in

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(before 2013 in the Red Sea Governorate), about 5 km north of

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, and about the same distance west of Hamrah Dawm. It is the location where the Nag Hammadi library writings were found in 1945 by tribesmen known as Mohammed Ali and Abu al-Maid (sons of Ali Khalifa), belonging to a clan named al-Samman. It is also the site of caves containing ancient Egyptian tombs. The site was occupied by

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and traces of them are still observed there. It has been painted by Jacques Majorelle in April 1914.

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External links

* Claremont University Consortiu
ccdl.libraries ( ''CISOROOT'' )
''photograph'' etrieved 2011-10-27(shows a photographic still (''montone'') taken from height, of the area of the place)
flashearth.com
interactive global mapping site (NASA satellite imaging ) etrieved 2011-10-27(online map (colour) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jabal Al-Tarif Caves of Egypt Qena Governorate