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title: "Wadi el-Jilf Cave Sanctuary: Pre-Dynastic Ritual"
year: 9000
country: "Egypt"
canonical: "https://recap.at/9000/wadi-el-jilf"
slug: "wadi-el-jilf"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "9000-01-01"
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# Wadi el-Jilf Cave Sanctuary: Pre-Dynastic Ritual

> Ritual deposits and ceremonial gatherings of Nile Valley hunter-gatherers, revealing earliest organized spiritual practices in Northeast Africa.

## Summary

Wadi Qelt, in Hebrew Nahal Prat, formerly Naḥal Faran, is a valley, riverine gulch or stream in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and running into the Jordan River near Jericho, shortly before it flows into the Dead Sea. Wadi Qelt is currently the generic name used for the entire stream, but in Arabic each sections has its own name: the upper course is called Wadi Fara, the middle one - Wadi Fawar, and just the lower - Wadi Qelt.

## Sources

- [Wadi Qelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Qelt) - Wikipedia

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