Derr, Lower Nubia

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ancient settlement region archaeological site rock-cut temple

Derr, Lower Nubia was an ancient settlement region in southern Egypt notable for its rock-cut Temple of Derr and its location along the Nile in historic Nubia.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient settlement region → archaeological site → rock-cut temple →
archaeologicalSignificance	Nubian temple region →
associatedWith	New Kingdom expansion into Nubia → Ramesses II →
builtBy	Ramesses II →
constructionStart	reign of Ramesses II →
country	Egypt →
culture	Ancient Egyptian →
dedicatedTo	Ramesses II →
dedicatedToDeity	Amun → Ptah → Ra-Horakhty →
dynasty	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt →
features	hypostyle hall → reliefs of Ramesses II → sanctuary →
hasHeritage	Ancient Egyptian monuments →
hasPart	Temple of Derr →
heritageStatus	relocated monument →
historicalRegionOf	Ancient Egypt →
includes	Temple of Derr →
knownFor	Temple of Derr → rock-cut architecture →
locatedIn	Derr, Lower Nubia → Lower Nubia → Lower Nubia → southern Egypt →
locatedOn	Nile River → east bank of the Nile →
material	sandstone →
partOf	UNESCO Nubian Monuments region → historic Nubia →
period	New Kingdom →
regionType	Nile valley settlement zone →
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion →
relocatedTo	New Amada site →
relocationReason	construction of the Aswan High Dam →
situatedBetween	Amada → Qasr Ibrim →
style	rock-cut →
subjectOf	UNESCO Nubia Campaign →
threatenedBy	flooding from Lake Nasser →
timePeriod	Pharaonic era →
usedFor	administrative purposes → religious activities →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Temple of Derr → Temple of Ramesses II at Derr →	originalLocation
Temple of Derr →	locatedIn
Temple of Ramesses II at Derr ("New Derr (near Amada, Egypt)") →	relocatedTo