UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments is a collection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites along the Nile between Aswan and the Sudanese border, renowned for their monumental temples, rock-cut sanctuaries, and the massive UNESCO-led relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UNESCO Nubian Monuments region | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments Context triple: [Abu Simbel temples, partOf, UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments]
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis) is an archaeological and cultural complex in modern-day Luxor, Egypt, encompassing the monumental remains of the ancient city of Thebes, including temples, tombs, and vast necropolises on both banks of the Nile.
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Nile Valley cultural landscape
The Nile Valley cultural landscape is a historically rich region along the Nile River in Egypt, renowned for its concentration of ancient settlements, monumental architecture, and archaeological sites that reflect the development of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.
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Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
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Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan)
Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan) is an ancient Egyptian necropolis on the west bank of the Nile near Aswan, featuring rock-cut tombs of high officials and nobles from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
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Abu Rawash necropolis
Abu Rawash necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Cairo best known for the remains of a pyramid complex attributed to the pharaoh Djedefre, son of Khufu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments Target entity description: The UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments is a collection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites along the Nile between Aswan and the Sudanese border, renowned for their monumental temples, rock-cut sanctuaries, and the massive UNESCO-led relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis) is an archaeological and cultural complex in modern-day Luxor, Egypt, encompassing the monumental remains of the ancient city of Thebes, including temples, tombs, and vast necropolises on both banks of the Nile.
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Nile Valley cultural landscape
The Nile Valley cultural landscape is a historically rich region along the Nile River in Egypt, renowned for its concentration of ancient settlements, monumental architecture, and archaeological sites that reflect the development of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.
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C.
Qasr Ibrim
Qasr Ibrim is an important archaeological site in southern Egypt, known for its well-preserved remains spanning Pharaonic, Roman, Christian, and Islamic periods.
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D.
Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan)
Tombs of the Nobles (Aswan) is an ancient Egyptian necropolis on the west bank of the Nile near Aswan, featuring rock-cut tombs of high officials and nobles from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
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Abu Rawash necropolis
Abu Rawash necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site near Cairo best known for the remains of a pyramid complex attributed to the pharaoh Djedefre, son of Khufu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
archaeological site complex ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| contains |
Abu Simbel temples
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Amada temple ⓘ Temple of Beit el-Wali ⓘ
surface form:
Beit el-Wali temple
Temple of Derr ⓘ
surface form:
Derr temple
Abu Simbel temples ⓘ
surface form:
Great Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel
Temple of Kalabsha ⓘ
surface form:
Kalabsha Temple
Kertassi ⓘ Kiosk of Trajan at Philae ⓘ Penout tomb ⓘ Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari ⓘ
surface form:
Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari at Abu Simbel
Temple of Hathor ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Hathor at Philae
Temple of Philae ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Isis at Philae
Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| governingBody |
World Heritage Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
symbol of international cooperation for heritage preservation
ⓘ
testimony to the civilization of ancient Egypt in Nubia ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Aswan
ⓘ
Sudanese border ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| mainPeriod | reign of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering feat of temple relocation
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large-scale archaeological rescue operation ⓘ monumental statues of Ramesses II ⓘ rock-cut temples ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected under the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| relocatedBy |
Egyptian government
ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ international consortium of countries ⓘ |
| relocationCampaignEnd | 1980 ⓘ |
| relocationCampaignStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| stateParty |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| subjectOf |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
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| threatenedBy | flooding from Aswan High Dam reservoir ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Arab world
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab States
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| UNESCOSubregion | North Africa ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 88 ⓘ |
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Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments Description of subject: The UNESCO World Heritage Site Nubian Monuments is a collection of ancient Egyptian archaeological sites along the Nile between Aswan and the Sudanese border, renowned for their monumental temples, rock-cut sanctuaries, and the massive UNESCO-led relocation to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae"
this entity surface form:
UNESCO Nubian Monuments region