Gebel el-Silsila
جبل السلسلة ẖny Khenu | |
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.JPG) Remains of rock quarries and rock-cut temples along the west bank of the Nile | |
  Gebel el-Silsila جبل السلسلة Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′N 32°56′E / 24.633°N 32.933°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Aswan Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| Area code | (+20) 97 |
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| Kheny ẖny in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Kheny ẖny in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Gebel el-Silsila or Gebel Silsileh (Arabic: جبل السلسلة - Jabal al-Silsila or Ǧabal as-Silsila – "Chain of Mountains" or "Series of Mountains"; Egyptian: ẖny, Khenyt,[1] Kheny or Khenu – "The Place of Rowing"; German: Dschabal as-Silsila – "Ruderort", or "Ort des Ruderns" – "Place of Rowing"; Italian: Gebel Silsila – "Monte della Catena" – "Upstream Mountain Chain") is 65 km (40 mi) north of Aswan in Upper Egypt, where the cliffs on both sides close to the narrowest point along the length of the entire Nile. The location is between Edfu[2] in the north towards Lower Egypt and Kom Ombo[2] in the south towards Upper Egypt. The name Kheny (or sometimes Khenu) means "The Place of Rowing". It was used as a major quarry site on both sides of the Nile from at least the 18th Dynasty to Greco-Roman times. Silsila is famous for its New Kingdom stelai and cenotaphs.