Pachoras
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Pachoras is the ancient name of Faras, a historic Nubian town in northern Sudan known for its important archaeological remains and Christian-era cathedral wall paintings.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historical settlement ⓘ |
| artStyle | Nubian Christian wall painting ⓘ |
| coordinatesApproximate | near modern Faras, northern Sudan ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageType | Nubian heritage ⓘ |
| earlierCulturalPhase |
Meroitic influence
ⓘ
Nubian ⓘ |
| excavationsBeganInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| excavationsRelatedToProject | UNESCO Nubia Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy | Polish archaeological mission ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
cemeteries ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Christian Nubia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medieval period ⓘ |
| hasLanguageAttested |
Coptic inscriptions
ⓘ
Greek inscriptions ⓘ Old Nubian inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Faras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
cathedral
ⓘ
churches ⓘ fortifications ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian-era cathedral
ⓘ
Nubian Christian art ⓘ archaeological remains ⓘ cathedral wall paintings ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | Kingdom of Makuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPartOfCountry | northern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowSubmergedBy | waters of Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Nobadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOnRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOnSectionOfRiver | Lower Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | flooding from Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| timeOfMainFlourishing | 7th to 14th centuries CE ⓘ |
| wallPaintingsNowInMuseum |
National Museum in Warsaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan National Museum in Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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