Lower Nubia

E7083

geographical region historical region

Lower Nubia is the southernmost region of ancient Egypt along the Nile, known for its strategic location, rich archaeological sites, and temples later threatened by the Aswan High Dam.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lower Nubia canonical	58
Nile frontier	1
Nubian Nile Valley	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ
affectedBy	flooding from Lake Nasser ⓘ
archaeologicallyExcavatedBy	international teams ⓘ
archaeologicallyExcavatedDuring	1960s ⓘ
borderRegionBetween	Nubia ⓘ surface form: Upper Nubia Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: ancient Egypt
contains	Christian-period remains ⓘ prehistoric sites ⓘ rock art ⓘ
culturallyInfluencedBy	Nubian culture ⓘ ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ
hasLanguageEvidenceOf	Egyptian language ⓘ Nubian languages ⓘ
hasMajorSite	Abu Simbel temples ⓘ surface form: Abu Simbel Amada ⓘ Ballana ⓘ Aswan ⓘ surface form: Kalabsha Philae ⓘ Qasr Ibrim ⓘ Qustul ⓘ Wadi es-Sebua ⓘ
knownFor	ancient cemeteries ⓘ ancient temples ⓘ fortresses ⓘ rich archaeological sites ⓘ rock-cut temples ⓘ strategic location on the Nile ⓘ
locatedAlong	Nile ⓘ surface form: Nile River
locatedIn	Nile Valley ⓘ Nubia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Egypt ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
partOf	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: ancient Egypt
sawRelocationOf	Abu Simbel temples ⓘ Temple of Kalabsha ⓘ surface form: Kalabsha temple Temple of Philae ⓘ surface form: Philae temples
threatenedBy	Aswan High Dam ⓘ
timePeriod	Kushite period ⓘ Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Middle Kingdom New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: New Kingdom Pharaonic period ⓘ
usedFor	control of trade routes ⓘ military frontier ⓘ
wasInundatedBy	Lake Nasser ⓘ
wasSubjectOf	International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Nubia Campaign

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Dendur → originalLocation → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Horus of Kubban → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Derr → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Amada → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Abu Simbel temples → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Beit el-Wali → originallyLocatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Dakka → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Taffa → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Kalabsha → originalRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Maharraqa → originalLocation → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Ellesyia → originallyLocatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Wadi es-Sebua → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kushite period → appliesToTerritory → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Qustul → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Amada → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Ballana → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Qasr Ibrim → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Derr, Lower Nubia → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

subject surface form: Temple of Derr

Tomb of Pennut → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Tomb of Pennut → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nubian Nile Valley

Gerf Hussein → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Mandulis → veneratedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kiosk of Qertassi → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Gerf Hussein (relocated remains) → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Bab al-Kalabsha → culturalRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

New Wadi es-Sebua site → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Maharraqa → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Maharraqa → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Faras Cathedral → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Adikhalamani (Tabriqo) → ruledRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

subject surface form: Adikhalamani

Faras → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Mahas → historicalRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kenzi → hasHistoricalRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Nobatia → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Meroitic art → developedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Queen Amanishakheto → areaOfInfluence → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kingdom of Nobadia → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kingdom of Nobadia → regionType → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Naqada II culture → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Senusret I → expandedInto → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Ramesses II at Wadi es-Sebua → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Valley of the Lions → locatedInRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Kushite royal family → ruled → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Amenhotep III at Wadi es-Sebua → locatedInRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Nubian A-Group culture → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

A-Group → locatedIn → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Bruce Williams → studiesRegion → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Temple of Augustus → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ

Second Cataract of the Nile → region → Lower Nubia ⓘ