El-Bagawat Christian cemetery
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El-Bagawat Christian cemetery is an ancient Coptic burial ground in Egypt’s Western Desert, notable for its early Christian chapels and well-preserved wall paintings.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian burial ground
ⓘ
Coptic site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Christian ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian symbols
ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ Old Testament scenes ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| function | Christian necropolis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
decorated chapels
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funerary chapels ⓘ tombs ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| heritage | Coptic heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kharga Oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Temple of Hibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | mudbrick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Christian chapels
ⓘ
early Christian funerary art ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| partOf | Kharga Oasis archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| region | New Valley Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| researchField |
Christian archaeology
ⓘ
Coptic studies ⓘ Egyptology ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for early Christian iconography in Egypt
ⓘ
one of the oldest Christian cemeteries in the world ⓘ |
| startTime |
4th century
ⓘ
late 3rd century ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by tourists ⓘ |
| tradition | Coptic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | burial ground ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Coptic community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christians ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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