Jabal Al-Dukhan in the Hurghada

Aiming to save the remains of ancient Roman ruins and temples at Jabal Al-Dukhan in the Hurghada desert, the area is considered one of the most important Roman archaeological areas, dating back to the third century AD and contains the remains of a small temple, a city of workers and tombs where the Romans used the area as a quarry to extract imperial purple porphyry. Including the structure of the columns and capitals of Roman temples, as well as the columns of the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Turkey from this quarry. scattered Akatsu trees and ancient Roman wells

The area is a popular tourist destination for which safari programs can be developed, which helps to attract tourists and increase national income.

The area of Jebel ad-Dukhan represents the most important Roman archaeological area and contains various ruins, open and unguarded. It is located about 65 km away in the Hurghada desert. It includes Roman cities and castles, gold mines, freshwater springs, Fig. and palm trees, and Coptic caves, in addition to 11 ancient checkpoints. She supervised the protection of the old road,  connecting the Red Sea and Upper Egypt, and collected taxes from trade convoys that were not used to promote them in the desert safari tourism that receives thousands of tourists coming to the province.