Soba ruins
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The Soba ruins are the remains of the medieval capital of the Christian Nubian Kingdom of Alodia, located near present-day Khartoum in Sudan.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
ruined city ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Nubian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Alodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| culture | Nubian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromKhartoum | approximately 20–25 km southeast ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | British archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Soba East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soba al-Jadida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | major source for study of Christian Nubia ⓘ |
| hasSiteType |
cemeteries
ⓘ
church remains ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ industrial installations ⓘ palace remains ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Sudan ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
economic center
ⓘ
political capital ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Old Nubian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Khartoum State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
glass
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ metal objects ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| partOf | Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | medieval Nubia ⓘ |
| religionHistorical | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural activities
ⓘ
urban expansion of Khartoum ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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