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Temple of Dedwen

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Gabriel Mckee

Last modified Jun 01, 2022 12:48 PM — History

tags: UWHS

An ancient Egyptian temple that was dedicated to Dedwen, the Nubian serpent goddess. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, as part of "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae". It was relocated to its current location.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/164886130

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
23.9607835441, 32.8667504474

Locations:

Relocated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Temple of Dedwen (AD 1900 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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None

Temple of Dedwen makes connections with:

Temple of Dedwen relocated to New Kalabsha Island (unspecified date range)

Temple of Dedwen receives connections from:

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Place type:
temple

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See Further:

WHL 88-004: Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Gabriel Mckee, 'Temple of Dedwen: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/164886130> [accessed: 16 November 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/164886130 |title=Places: 164886130 (Temple of Dedwen) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 16, 2024 7:13 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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