Temple of Taffa
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The Temple of Taffa is an ancient Egyptian temple from Nubia that was relocated and preserved as part of UNESCO’s international effort to save monuments threatened by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nubian monument
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| builtIn | Ptolemaic-Roman period ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | relocated and preserved ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Nubian temple architecture
ⓘ
represents international cooperation in heritage preservation ⓘ |
| hasType | small temple ⓘ |
| heritageProgram |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubian Monuments Campaign
|
| locatedIn |
Nubia
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubian temple landscape ⓘ |
| preservationEffort | UNESCO international campaign to save Nubian monuments ⓘ |
| region | Lower Nubia ⓘ |
| relocationReason | construction of the Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| subjectOf | UNESCO documentation on Nubian monuments ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | flooding from the Aswan High Dam reservoir ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.