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Tura quarries

quarry

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Note

Between the village of Tura (OpenStreetMap node 768769511, 1 km west) and the Muqattam hills behind it, where the fine limestone for the casing was quarried. The ancient quarry galleries are not mapped individually here.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Tura quarries [Place PLC0CSMNP484XM4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CSMNP484XM4
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