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Magharet el-Qantara

Magharet el Kantara or Shaw's Cave (arched cave) is a rock art shelter of the Gilf Kebir National Park in the New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Located on the south-western slopes of Gilf Kebir, it was discovered in 1935 by explorers Bill Shaw and Rupert Newman.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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