Deir Abu Matta

a Pleiades place resource

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Last modified Oct 20, 2012 04:28 PM

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=0, dare:feature=church

The 5th or 6th century Christian Basilica at Deir Abu Matta, located in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/errata/756300529

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
25.585083, 28.902178

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Deir Abu Matta (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.

Names:

None

Deir Abu Matta makes connections with:

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Deir Abu Matta receives connections from:

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Place type:
church, monastery (deprecated)

References:

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Reference:

Vivian, Cassandra. The Western Desert of Egypt, Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 2000. pp. 135.

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Suggested citation:
Nate Nagy, 'Deir Abu Matta: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2012 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/errata/756300529> [accessed: 24 April 2025]

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