Wadi El Gemal National Park
A protected area of 7,450 square kilometres south of Marsa Alam, covering desert valleys, mountains, islands and coral reefs. Its name means Valley of the Camels, and it shelters gazelles, mangroves and sea turtles.
- Where
- Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 24.3521, 35.0487
Get the Wadi El Gemal National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi El Gemal National Park. 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 Red Sea volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wadi El Gemal National Park
Kom Ombo Temple 215 km
An unusual double temple on a bend of the Nile, built under the Ptolemies between 180 and 47 BC, with twin sanctuaries for the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris. The town's name means Mound of Gold, and mummified crocodiles are kept nearby.
Unfinished Obelisk 220 km
The largest known ancient obelisk, still lying in the granite quarry at Aswan where it was being cut. It was abandoned when the stone cracked, and the marks of the workers' tools show exactly how obelisks were carved out of the bedrock.
Elephantine Island 221 km
An island in the Nile at Aswan, part of the city, with Nubian villages and the ruins of an ancient town. Its Nilometer, steps cut down to the water, was used to measure the river's flood, and the excavations are part of a World Heritage Site.
Nubian Museum 221 km
An archaeological museum in Aswan opened in 1997 after the UNESCO campaign to save the monuments of Nubia. It tells the story of the Nubian people and the lands lost under Lake Nasser, with a garden of rocks and water outside.
Kitchener's Island 221 km
A small oval island in the Nile at Aswan, less than a kilometre long, once owned by Lord Kitchener. It is now the Aswan Botanical Garden, shaded by palms and trees from around the world, and reached by felucca.
Mausoleum of Aga Khan 222 km
The tomb of Aga Khan III, built in pink granite on the west bank hills above the Nile at Aswan. It was placed in Egypt because this was once the seat of the Fatimids, an Ismaili dynasty, and Aga Khan IV now rests here too.
Monastery of Saint Simeon 222 km
A ruined Coptic monastery of stone and mud brick on the desert ridge of the west bank at Aswan, long abandoned. Its high walls make it look like a fortress, and it is reached on foot or by camel from the river.
Philae Temple 223 km
A temple complex of the goddess Isis on an island in the Nile above Aswan, reached by boat. When the dams threatened to drown it, it was taken apart and rebuilt on nearby Agilkia island, where it rises straight from the water.
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Questions
Where is Wadi El Gemal National Park?
Wadi El Gemal National Park is in Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kom Ombo Temple (215 km), Unfinished Obelisk (220 km), Elephantine Island (221 km).
How do I get the Wadi El Gemal National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wadi El Gemal National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Red Sea volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wadi El Gemal National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Red Sea volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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