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.

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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.

Deir al-Balah nameMeaning Monastery of the Date Palm
Monastery of the Date Palm nameMeaning Monastery of the Date Palm self-link