Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Egypt comprising a series of ancient temples and archaeological sites, including the famous rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel and the Temple of Philae, relocated to save them from flooding by the Aswan High Dam.

Aliases (1)

Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → cultural heritage site →
associatedCivilization	Ancient Egypt →
associatedWaterBody	Lake Nasser →
associatedWith	Isis → Nefertari → Ramesses II →
contains	Abu Simbel temples → Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel → Kiosk of Qertassi → Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari at Abu Simbel → Temple of Amada → Temple of Beit el-Wali → Temple of Dakka → Temple of Derr → Temple of Gerf Hussein → Temple of Isis at Philae → Temple of Kalabsha → Temple of Maharraqa → Temple of Philae → Temple of Wadi es-Sebua →
country	Egypt →
follows	course of the Nile River →
heritageType	cultural →
inscriptionYear	1979 →
locatedIn	Nubia → southern Egypt →
mainBuildingMaterial	sandstone →
mainConstructionPeriod	reign of Ramesses II →
newLocationOfAbuSimbel	artificial hill above former site →
newLocationOfPhilae	Agilkia Island →
partOf	World Heritage List →
period	New Kingdom of Egypt →
region	Upper Egypt →
relocated	yes →
relocationCampaign	International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia →
relocationCoordinatedBy	UNESCO →
relocationPeriod	1960s →
relocationReason	construction of the Aswan High Dam → threat of flooding by Lake Nasser →
significance	masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture → monumental rock-cut temples → symbol of international cooperation in heritage preservation → testimony to ancient Egyptian religion and art →
threatenedBy	Aswan High Dam reservoir →
tourism	major tourist attraction in Egypt →
UNESCOcriteria	(i) → (iii) → (vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	88 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Temple of Beit el-Wali → Temple of Dakka → Temple of Maharraqa →	partOf
Nile Valley → Nubia →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Aswan Governorate ("Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae") →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Aswan →	hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite
Temple of Dakka →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId
Temple of Philae →	UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf