Wadi El Natrun
A desert depression about 23 metres below sea level, with salt lakes and marshes rich in natron, the salt used in mummification. It is also home to old Coptic monasteries that have been lived in since early Christian times.
- Where
- Beheira, Egypt
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.4167, 30.3333
Get the Wadi El Natrun stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi El Natrun. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Beheira volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wadi El Natrun
Abu Mena 80 km
The remains of a town, monastery and pilgrimage centre of late antiquity, about 50 kilometres south-west of Alexandria, built around the tomb of Saint Menas. Few walls still stand, but the foundations of the great basilica are easy to trace.
Grand Egyptian Museum 89 km
The largest museum in the world given over to a single civilisation, standing on the desert edge within sight of the pyramids. A colossal statue of Ramesses II greets visitors in the atrium, and the galleries climb through thousands of years of pharaonic Egypt.
Pyramid of Menkaure 91 km
The smallest of the three main pyramids at Giza, with about a tenth of the volume of Khufu's, built as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty king Menkaure. Three small queens' pyramids line its southern side, and signs of unfinished work suggest the king died before it was done.
Pyramid of Khafre 91 km
The middle pyramid at Giza and the tomb of the pharaoh Khafre, who ruled around 2558 to 2532 BC. It is the only one of the three that still keeps a cap of its smooth outer casing at the top, and on its higher ground it often looks the tallest.
Great Pyramid of Giza 91 km
The tomb of the pharaoh Khufu, raised around 2600 BC over some 26 years. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the only one still largely standing, the largest pyramid Egypt ever built.
Giza Pyramids 91 km
The plateau where the three great pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure stand beside the Sphinx, all built in the Fourth Dynasty around 2600 to 2500 BC. Around them lie temples, cemeteries and the remains of the village where the builders lived.
Great Sphinx of Giza 92 km
A resting lion with a human head, carved straight out of the limestone bedrock of the plateau and facing the sunrise. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, and sits below the pyramids like a guard at the gate.
Pompey's Pillar 95 km
A giant Roman column of red granite, raised between 298 and 302 AD in honour of the emperor Diocletian, not Pompey. It once carried a porphyry statue of the emperor in armour, and stands over the ruins of the Serapeum.
Questions
Where is Wadi El Natrun?
Wadi El Natrun is in Beheira, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Abu Mena (80 km), Grand Egyptian Museum (89 km), Pyramid of Menkaure (91 km).
How do I get the Wadi El Natrun stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi El Natrun and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Beheira volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wadi El Natrun before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Beheira volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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