Egyptian granite

26 Egyptian granites — the reds and the black of Aswan, the greens and browns of the Eastern Desert, New Halayeb and Bianco Halayeb from the Red Sea hills — selected at the quarries, sawn and finished in our factory in Alexandria and shipped by the container.

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Granite paving setts and cobbles · Granite kerbs · Granite floor tiles · The Halayeb granites compared

Where it comes from, and why that shows

Egyptian granite is a true igneous granite, not a marketing name for a hard limestone, and it comes out of four areas that each read differently. Aswan in Upper Egypt — 10 of our 26 — is the old quarry district, and it gives the reds, the pinks, the black and a grey. The Eastern Desert gives 9: the greens, the browns and the breccia. Halayeb, in the hills above the Red Sea, gives 3, the dark browns and a white. Safaga and the Red Sea coast give White Safaga and Hurghada Red; Sinai gives Rosa Sinai.

We buy and select the blocks at the quarries — we do not own them, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. What is ours is everything after that: the sawing, the calibrating, the finishing, the packing and the export documents, from one factory in the Abd El Kader manufacturing area in Alexandria.

Colour in granite is mineralogy, not a dye, so it does not fade in sun or salt. What it does do is vary from block to block within the same name, which is why we photograph the actual blocks and bundles for your order before anything is polished.

The reds and pinks — 12 stones

Aswan red is the granite Egypt is known for, and it is still quarried where it always was. Aswan Red, Forsan Red, Hurghada Red, Red Aswan Light, Red Aswan Dark and Hoody Dark run from the light to the deep end of the red; Rosa El Nasr, Gandola, Ghiandone Aswan, Rosa Marwa, Rosa Sinai and Hoody Light carry the same feldspar in a softer, pinker ground, with Gandola and Ghiandone Aswan showing the large crystal that Italian yards call ghiandone.

Red · Granite Red Aswan Light The paler grade of Aswan Red — pink-leaning, easier to place. Aswan360° →

Red · Granite Red Aswan Dark The deep oxblood grade, with heavy black mineral. Aswan360° →

Red-brown · Granite Hoody Dark The deep grade of Hoody — red-brown ground, heavy speckle. Eastern Desert360° →

Pink · Granite Rosa El Nasr Soft pink feldspar with grey and black speckle. Aswan360° →

The greys, the black and the whites — 8 stones

New Halayeb, Grey Aswan, Karnak Grey and Grey El Sherka are the workhorses of the paving and cladding jobs: cool grounds, even speckle, large volumes. Black Aswan is the dark end. White Aswan, Bianco Halayeb and White Safaga are the light granites — genuinely light, which is rarer in granite than in marble.

Currently unavailable Grey · Granite Karnak Grey Medium-grain ash grey out of the Aswan beds. Aswan360° →

Black · Granite Black Aswan Dense black with a subtle grey crystal. Aswan360° →

White · Granite Bianco Halayeb Pale grey-white granite with fine dark speckle. Halayeb360° →

White · Granite White Safaga Light grey-white with an even, fine crystal. Safaga360° →

The greens, browns and the breccia — 6 stones

Verde Ghazal, Ghazal Dark and Verde Ghazal Light come out of the Eastern Desert and are the colour most often specified for façades that have to stay dark. Halayeb and Sahara Brown carry the warm end. Breccia Fawakhir is the outlier: a natural breccia from Wadi Fawakhir, bought piece by piece rather than by the square metre.

Green · Granite Ghazal Dark The near-black end of the Ghazal green. Eastern Desert360° →

Green · Granite Verde Ghazal Light Olive green at a lighter value, with more pale feldspar. Eastern Desert360° →

Brown · Granite Sahara Brown Egypt's brown granite — warm ground, dark crystal. Eastern Desert360° →

Currently unavailable Multicolour · Granite Breccia Fawakhir Angular fragments welded into a hard, mottled ground. Wadi Fawakhir360° →

Paving, kerbs and hardscape

8 of the 26 are cut as paving setts and cobbles — 100 × 100 mm at 60 and 80 mm, flamed and tumbled — with kerbs and edging cut from the same stone so a scheme matches across the job. This is where most of our granite goes: public realm, plazas, driveways and parking decks, in climates that would eat a softer stone.

Setts and cobbles

Flamed for grip, tumbled for an aged edge, in the standard 100 × 100 mm and to your own sizes. Sold by the square metre, packed on pallets, banded and shrink-wrapped.

Kerbs and edging

Standard sections and specials, flamed, from the same block run as the paving so colour and speckle match across the scheme.

Floor and wall tiles

Calibrated tiles from 1 to 3 cm, polished, honed, flamed or brushed, in 30 × 30, 30 × 60, 40 × 40, 60 × 60 and 60 × 120 cm and to size.

Cut-to-size

To your setting-out drawings at ± 1 mm: steps and risers, skirting, sills, thresholds and counters, marked piece by piece against the laying plan.

Granite paving setts — sizes, finishes and how many fit a container · Granite kerbs · Granite floor tiles

Buying it out of Egypt

Four ways to buy the same stone. Which you choose decides how much work is left at your end.

Blocks

Squared, net-measured and sold by the cubic metre — typically 2.6 – 3.0 × 1.5 × 1.5 m and 18 – 30 tonnes, on flat racks or in containers on steel cradles. Every stone here is available in block.

Gangsaw slabs

Full size, typically 2.6 – 3.0 × 1.6 – 1.9 m in 2 and 3 cm, bundled by block so the sequence survives the journey.

Calibrated tiles

30 × 30, 30 × 60, 40 × 40, 60 × 60, 60 × 120 cm and random lengths, 1.0 to 3.0 cm, thickness calibrated to ± 0.5 mm, sawn or bevelled edge.

Setts, kerbs and cut-to-size

Paving and hardscape by the square metre or the linear metre, and cut work to your drawings, piece-marked against the laying plan.

One 20 ft container is the minimum, and different granites, thicknesses and finishes can travel in the same load: roughly 421 m² of 2 cm slabs or 281 m² of 3 cm — indicative, to be confirmed against your own weight limits.

How much stone fits in a 20 ft container

Export, documents and terms

Loading and routes

We load at Alexandria, Port Said or Sokhna, FOB or CIF to your port. Tell us the destination and we will give the sailing options and the transit time with the quotation.

Before you commit

Photographs of the actual blocks and bundles for your order, and a cut sample by courier in the finish and thickness you have chosen. Buyers who prefer to choose in person are welcome in the yard in Alexandria.

Laboratory testing

We do not hold EN, ASTM or CE test reports to hand over. For the stone you choose we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion testing at an accredited laboratory.

Payment and lead time

50 % in advance, 30 % on your approval of the finished production, 20 % before shipping. Lead time depends on the specification and is confirmed in writing with the proforma invoice.

Export and logistics in full · Routes and documents by country

All 26 Egyptian granites we cut

Granite	Colour	Quarry area	Also sold as	Character
Aswan Red	Red	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Red Aswan, Royal Red, Rosso Aswan	The historic red granite of the pharaohs, still quarried today.
Rosa El Nasr	Pink	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Rosa Nasr, Pink Aswan	Soft pink feldspar with grey and black speckle.
Forsan Red	Red	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Forsan, Red Forsan	Dark red-brown with a fine, even grain.
Hurghada Red	Red	Red Sea Governorate	Red Hurghada	Bright red ground with strong black mineral flecks.
New Halayeb	Grey	Halayeb, Red Sea	Halayeb Grey, New Halayb	Grey-white ground with large, densely packed black crystals.
Halayeb	Brown	Halayeb, Red Sea	Halayeb Classic, Brown Halayeb	Warm brown with a coarse, legible crystal.
Verde Ghazal	Green	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Green Ghazal, Verde Egypt	Deep olive green shot with black and pale grey.
Gandola	Pink	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Gandoula, Gandola Brown	Pink feldspar and black mica over a pale grey ground, coarse and even.
Black Aswan	Black	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Nero Aswan, Aswan Black	Dense black with a subtle grey crystal.
Grey Aswan	Grey	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Aswan Grey, Grigio Aswan	Mid grey with black and white speckle — the neutral workhorse.
White Aswan	White	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Aswan White, Bianco Aswan	Pale grey-white ground with fine dark speckle.
Red Aswan Light	Red	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Aswan Red Light, Light Royal Red	The paler grade of Aswan Red — pink-leaning, easier to place.
Red Aswan Dark	Red	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Aswan Red Dark, Deep Royal Red	The deep oxblood grade, with heavy black mineral.
Bianco Halayeb	White	Halayeb, Red Sea	White Halayeb	Pale grey-white granite with fine dark speckle.
Breccia Fawakhir	Multicolour	Wadi Fawakhir, Eastern Desert	Fawakhir Breccia	Angular fragments welded into a hard, mottled ground.
White Safaga	White	Safaga, Red Sea Governorate	Safaga White	Light grey-white with an even, fine crystal.
Ghazal Dark	Green	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Verde Ghazal Dark, Dark Green Ghazal	The near-black end of the Ghazal green.
Verde Ghazal Light	Green	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Ghazal Light, Light Green Ghazal	Olive green at a lighter value, with more pale feldspar.
Ghiandone Aswan	Pink	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Aswan Ghiandone, Porphyritic Aswan	Large pink feldspar crystals scattered through a grey ground.
Karnak Grey	Grey	Aswan, Upper Egypt	Grey Karnak, Egypt Grey	Medium-grain ash grey out of the Aswan beds.
Grey El Sherka	Grey	Egypt	Gray El Sherka, El Sherka Grey, Grey Elsherka, Gray Elsherka	Cool grey-white with a fine, evenly distributed black speckle.
Rosa Marwa	Pink	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Rosa El Marwa, Marwa Pink	Beige-pink granite, fine speckle, warm under daylight.
Rosa Sinai	Pink	Sinai Peninsula	Sinai Rose, Pink Sinai	Pink Egyptian granite: dusty rose feldspar, grey-green quartz, black mica.
Hoody Light	Pink	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Rosa Hoody, Hodi Light	Pale rose granite with a bright, open crystal.
Hoody Dark	Red-brown	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Hodi Dark, Rosa Hoody Dark	The deep grade of Hoody — red-brown ground, heavy speckle.
Sahara Brown	Brown	Eastern Desert, Egypt	Brown Sahara, Egyptian Sahara Brown	Egypt's brown granite — warm ground, dark crystal.

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Buying Egyptian granite

What types of Egyptian granite are there?

We cut 26. They group by colour: 6 reds, 6 pinks, 4 greys, 3 whites, 3 greens, 2 browns and 1 black, plus the Breccia Fawakhir. The names that travel furthest are Aswan Red, Black Aswan, Grey Aswan, New Halayeb, Verde Ghazal and Rosa El Nasr. Each has its own page with the formats, finishes and thicknesses we produce for it.

Where is Egyptian granite quarried?

Four areas, and the area shows in the stone. Aswan in Upper Egypt (10 of ours) gives the reds, the pinks, the black and a grey. The Eastern Desert (9) gives the greens, the browns and the breccia. Halayeb on the Red Sea (3) gives the dark browns and a white. Safaga and the Red Sea coast give White Safaga and Hurghada Red, and Sinai gives Rosa Sinai. We select and buy blocks at the quarries; the sawing, finishing and packing is ours, in Alexandria.

Is Egyptian granite good for outdoor paving?

Yes, and it is what most of our containers carry. 8 of the 26 are cut as paving setts and cobbles, at 100 × 100 mm in 60 and 80 mm thicknesses, flamed and tumbled, with kerbs cut from the same stone so the job matches. Granite is the right material for traffic, freeze-thaw and heat where marble is not.

What formats do you supply?

Blocks in every stone, sold by the cubic metre; gangsaw slabs; calibrated tiles; paving setts and kerbs; and cut-to-size to your drawings — steps, risers, skirting, sills and counters. Finishes produced across the family: polished, honed, brushed, tumbled, sandblasted, flamed, bush-hammered and leathered.

What is the minimum order?

One 20 ft container. Different granites, thicknesses and finishes can travel in the same load — roughly 421 m² of 2 cm slabs or 281 m² of 3 cm, indicative figures to confirm against your own weight limits.

Do you have test certificates?

We do not hold EN, ASTM or CE test reports to hand over. For the stone you choose we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion testing at an accredited laboratory, and the report comes back in your project’s name.

What is the most expensive type of granite?

There is no league table, and anyone who gives you one is selling something. Within Egyptian granite what moves the price is the quarry’s yield, the block size, how consistent the colour runs, the thickness and the finish — a deep even red from large blocks costs more than a variable one from the same area. Send us the stone, format, thickness, quantity and destination port and we will price it.

How did the ancient Egyptians cut granite?

By abrasion rather than by cutting: dolerite pounders to rough out, copper saws and tubular drills fed with quartz sand as the abrasive, and wedges along natural fissures to split blocks — which is why the Aswan quarries still hold an unfinished obelisk. Today the same stone is sawn with diamond wire and gangsaws. The material has not changed; the tools have.

Can you match a granite I already have?

Send a photograph with something in it for scale, or post us a piece. We will tell you which of our stones is closest, say plainly whether the difference will show, and send a cut sample in the finish and thickness you want before you commit.

What to send us for a quotation

Five things: the stone — or a photograph and a sample, if the name you have is not one of ours — the format and thickness, the finish, the quantity, and the destination port. A drawing or a bill of quantities shortens everything.

A cut sample goes out by courier on request. We reply within one working day.

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