Jebel Uweinat | mountain

Libya / al-Kufrah /
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Jebel Uweinat – Mountain of Small Springs – was discovered and named by Egyptian adventurer Ahmed Hassanein Bey who, in 1923, crossed the entire Western Desert with a camel caravan starting from the Mediterranean coast heading south for 2,200 miles finally reaching Jebel Uweinat. Extending into Jebel Uweinat is Karkur Talh, Acacia Valley, an open air museum with over 4,000 rock art sites
www.fjexpeditions.com/frameset/uweinat.htm
www.saharasafaris.org/hassaneinbey/ngs1924article.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_Uweinat
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Coordinates:   21°56'14"N   25°0'57"E

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