Solomon's Pillars

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Solomon's Pillars are striking natural sandstone rock formations in Israel’s Timna Valley, often associated with ancient copper mining and dramatic desert landscapes.

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Solomon's Pillars canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation ⓘ
sandstone formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
administrativeDistrict Southern District of Israel ⓘ
associatedWith King Solomon (tradition) ⓘ
linked to: King Solomon

Timna copper mines ⓘ
linked to: Timna Valley

ancient copper mining ⓘ
bestVisited cooler hours of day ⓘ
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
closestMajorCity Eilat ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings tower above valley floor ⓘ
geologicalAge ancient sedimentary rocks ⓘ
geologicalOrigin erosion ⓘ
geologicalProcess water erosion ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ
hasAccess road access within Timna Park ⓘ
hasLocalName עמודי שלמה ⓘ
hasNearbySite Hathor Temple (Timna) ⓘ
hasShape pillar-like cliffs ⓘ
knownFor colorful rock layers ⓘ
dramatic desert landscape ⓘ
striking vertical sandstone columns ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
lighting sometimes illuminated at night for visitors ⓘ
localNameLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn Negev Desert ⓘ
linked to: Negev desert

Timna Valley ⓘ
southern Israel ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
nameEtymology linked in popular tradition to King Solomon ⓘ
near Eilat ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Mushroom Rock (Timna) ⓘ
Timna Lake ⓘ
linked to: Timna Valley

ancient smelting sites in Timna Valley ⓘ
partOf Arabian-Nubian Shield region (broadly) ⓘ
linked to: Arabian Shield

Timna Valley Park ⓘ
linked to: Timna Valley
photoSubject desert tourism promotion materials ⓘ
protectedStatus within managed park area ⓘ
region Arabah (Arava) region ⓘ
linked to: Arabah Valley
safetyNote area can be very hot in summer ⓘ
surfaceColor reddish-brown ⓘ
yellowish hues ⓘ
tourismActivity hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
viewpointFor surrounding Timna Valley ⓘ

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Timna Valley → hasPart → Solomon's Pillars ⓘ