Monastery of the Date Palm
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The Monastery of the Date Palm is an ancient Christian monastic site that gave its name and historical identity to the city of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monastery of the Date Palm canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
ancient monastic complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian monasticism in Palestine
ⓘ
Deir al-Balah ⓘ
surface form:
city of Deir al-Balah
|
| category |
Archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Christian monasteries in the Gaza Strip ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | local historical landmark ⓘ |
| etymologyRelation | Deir al-Balah is named after the monastery ⓘ |
| function |
monastic center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| gaveNameTo | Deir al-Balah ⓘ |
| hasFeature | date palms in surrounding area ⓘ |
| heritageOf | local Christian community ⓘ |
| historicalRole | gave historical identity to Deir al-Balah ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deir al-Balah
ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ State of Palestine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | date palm ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Monastery of the Date Palm self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | Christian heritage of the Holy Land ⓘ |
| region |
Gaza Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Gaza Strip
|
| religiousAffiliation | Christian monks ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingType | monastery ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.