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.

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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

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Temple of Amada relocatedTo New Amada site
Derr, Lower Nubia relocatedTo New Amada site
subject surface form: Temple of Derr