Theban desert
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The Theban desert is an arid region of Upper Egypt that became a major early Christian monastic heartland, renowned for its hermitages and desert monasteries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theban desert canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastic center
ⓘ
desert region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of anchoritic monasticism
ⓘ
center of cenobitic monasticism ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
chapels
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ monastic churches ⓘ ostraca ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
desert wadis
ⓘ
limestone cliffs ⓘ rocky plateaus ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| hasModernAdministrativeRegion | Luxor Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonasticSite |
Deir el-Bahari area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deir el-Medina area NERFINISHED ⓘ Deir el-Shelwit area NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermit caves in Theban cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Theban Necropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian ascetic traditions
ⓘ
development of desert monasticism in Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert monasteries
ⓘ
early Christian monasticism ⓘ hermitages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Luxor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeOfMonasticFlourishing |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Coptic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place of retreat for Christian hermits
ⓘ
site of cenobitic monastic communities ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.