Bagawat necropolis
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Bagawat necropolis is an extensive early Christian cemetery in Egypt’s Western Desert, notable for its well-preserved mud-brick chapels and painted funerary decorations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagawat necropolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian necropolis
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late antique Egyptian Christian ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | early Christian ⓘ |
| depicts |
New Testament scenes
ⓘ
Old Testament scenes ⓘ biblical figures ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| environment | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfChapels | over 200 ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
fresco
ⓘ
relief decoration ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | mud brick ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Coptic inscriptions
ⓘ
domed chapel roofs ⓘ funerary chapels with biblical scenes ⓘ painted funerary decorations ⓘ well-preserved mud-brick chapels ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapel of Exodus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chapel of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple individual funerary chapels ⓘ |
| hasType | rock-cut and mud-brick funerary complex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor | one of the earliest and best-preserved Christian cemeteries in Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | New Valley Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Libyan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kharga Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | modern Kharga town ⓘ |
| partOf | Kharga Oasis archaeological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| preservationState | well preserved for mud-brick structures ⓘ |
| region | oasis region of the Western Desert ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian burials
ⓘ
funerary rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.