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.

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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

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