Miqyas al-Nil on Roda Island
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Miqyas al-Nil on Roda Island is an early Islamic-era nilometer in Cairo used historically to measure the Nile’s water levels and predict flooding and taxation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic-era monument
ⓘ
hydrological measuring structure ⓘ nilometer ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Nile water level scale ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Islamic Egypt
ⓘ
medieval Nile valley civilization ⓘ |
| currentStatus | preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| function |
indicating risk of famine or destruction from floods
ⓘ
monitoring annual Nile inundation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
access stairway
ⓘ
graduated scale ⓘ measuring column ⓘ water shaft ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| inception | early Islamic era ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fustat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roda Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Manial district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roda Island shoreline ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic hydraulic infrastructure of the Nile
ⓘ
historic monuments of Cairo ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Nile flood management
ⓘ
fiscal administration in medieval Egypt ⓘ historical hydrology ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
assessing taxation
ⓘ
measuring Nile water levels ⓘ predicting flooding ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tax officials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
forecasting agricultural conditions
ⓘ
planning irrigation ⓘ setting land taxes ⓘ |
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