Diorite is a large-grained igneous rock with a black hue that 
consists primarily of plagioclase and hornblende, as well as 
biotite. "Wadi Umm Shegilet, Wadi Umm Balad, Wadi Umm 
Barud, Wadi Fatiri El – Bayda" are the most important quarries 
utilised in ancient Egypt, as I indicated. The diorite stone was 
utilised in the Karnak Temple's Queen Hatshepsut's palace and 
the Temple of Mutt's goddess Sekhmet's sculptures. King 
Amenhotep III of the Eighteenth Dynasty built this temple (1375 
- 1411 BC).
These Karnak temples are connected by Avenue of 
Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, which is flanked on 
both sides by Sphinx statues and runs from south to north 
between Karnak and Luxor temples, covering a distance of 3 
kilometres and is the most damaged. A mystical lake in the shape 
of a horse exists.