# Canonical recap data for Wadi el-Jilf Cave Sanctuary: Pre-Dynastic Ritual (9000)
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slug: wadi-el-jilf
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9000/wadi-el-jilf"
title: "Wadi el-Jilf Cave Sanctuary: Pre-Dynastic Ritual"
subtitle: Ritual deposits and ceremonial gatherings of Nile Valley hunter-gatherers, revealing earliest organized spiritual practices in Northeast Africa.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9000
decade: 9000
country:
name: Egypt
slug: egypt
summaryShort: 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 sect
summaryLong: "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."
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg/1280px-WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Wadi Qelt"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Qelt"
  title: Wadi Qelt
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: 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 J
wikidataQid: Q2920271
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260309220301/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Qelt"
  capturedAt: 2026-03-09
  label: Wadi Qelt
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Qelt"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- revolution
canonicalClasses:
- mobilization
- transformation
impactRadius: national
velocity: gradual
predictability: emergent
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
gallery:
- url: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg/1280px-WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg"
  thumbnailUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg/800px-WadiKelt_ST_06.jpg"
  caption: Wadi Qelt
  credit: Wikipedia · "Wadi Qelt"
  width: 330
  height: 248
