Temple of Kalabsha

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The Temple of Kalabsha is a large, well-preserved ancient Egyptian Nubian temple dedicated primarily to the god Mandulis, relocated in the 1960s to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nubian temple
ancient Egyptian temple
alsoAssociatedWithDeity Horus
Isis
Osiris
architecturalStyle Egyptian
builtInPeriod Roman period
constructionCompletedUnder Augustus
constructionStartedUnder Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
country Egypt
dedicatedInHonorOf Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
dedicatedTo Mandulis
era 1st century BCE
1st century CE
hasAlternativeName Temple of Mandulis at Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
hasFeature hypostyle hall
open courtyard
pylon
sanctuary
hasInscriptionLanguage Demotic
Greek
hieroglyphic
hasReliefsDepicting Roman emperors making offerings to Egyptian gods
locatedIn Aswan Governorate
locatedNear Aswan
locatedOn west bank of Lake Nasser
mainDeity Mandulis
materialUsed sandstone
nearbyMonument Kiosk of Qertassi
Temple of Beit el-Wali
Temple of Gerf Hussein (relocated remains)
originalLocation Bab al-Kalabsha
originalRegion Lower Nubia
overseesBody Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
partOf UNESCO Nubia Campaign
protectionStatus protected archaeological site
region Nubia
relocatedTo New Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
relocationEndYear 1963
relocationPeriod 1960s
relocationReason construction of the Aswan High Dam
flooding of Nubian monuments by Lake Nasser
relocationStartYear 1961
significance one of the largest free-standing Nubian temples in Egypt
tourism popular tourist attraction near Aswan
UNESCOCampaign International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
usedIn Christian period as a church

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Lower Nubia sawRelocationOf Kalabsha temple
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Beit el-Wali relocatedTo New Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Beit el-Wali associatedWith Kalabsha Temple complex
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Beit el-Wali nearbySite Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Kalabsha relocatedTo New Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Kalabsha hasAlternativeName Temple of Mandulis at Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Nubia hasTemple Temple of Kalabsha
Aswan Governorate containsArchaeologicalSite Kalabsha Temple
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Nubian Monuments contains Kalabsha Temple
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Mandulis veneratedIn Temple of Kalabsha
Mandulis notableTemple Temple of Mandulis at Kalabsha
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Kiosk of Qertassi near Temple of Kalabsha
Temple of Gerf Hussein (relocated remains) relocatedTo New Kalabsha site near Aswan
linked to: Temple of Kalabsha
Bab al-Kalabsha associatedWithStructure Temple of Kalabsha
Nubian monuments hasPart Temple of Kalabsha
Kalabsha hasMainTemple Temple of Kalabsha
Kalabsha hasStructure Temple of Kalabsha