New Amada site
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The New Amada site is the modern location in Egypt where the ancient Temple of Amada was reassembled to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
relocated temple site ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Temple of Amada
ⓘ
Temple of Derr ⓘ Tomb of Pennut ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalPeriodRepresented |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom of ancient Egypt
|
| elevationComparedToOriginal | higher ground than original Temple of Amada location ⓘ |
| eraOfRelocation |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| function |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governedBy | Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ |
| hasConservationGoal | preservation of ancient Egyptian monuments ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian monuments rescue campaign
International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO Nubia Campaign
|
| locatedIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Aswan ⓘ |
| nearbySite | New Wadi es-Sebua site ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalSiteSubmergedBy | waters of Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nubian monuments
ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian archaeological landscape
|
| protects |
Temple of Amada inscriptions
ⓘ
Temple of Amada reliefs ⓘ |
| purpose | protection of Temple of Amada from flooding ⓘ |
| reasonForRelocation |
construction of the Aswan High Dam
ⓘ
creation of Lake Nasser ⓘ |
| relocationMethod |
block-by-block dismantling and reassembly
ⓘ
cutting the temple into sections and moving them ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Derr