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Nag' el-Scheima

a Pleiades place resource

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Christian settlement on the Nile protected by defensive walls and a fortress and featuring churches and a cemetery probably dating until the 5th century CE. The site was flooded by the High Aswan Dam.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/327912086

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
23.081848, 32.676707

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Approximate imagery location of Nag' el-Scheima (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

None

Nag' el-Scheima makes connections with:

Nag' el-Scheima located on Nilus (river) (AD 300 - AD 640)

Nag' el-Scheima receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement (fortified)

References:

See Further:

Bietak 1987

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Zachary Rosalinsky, 'Nag' el-Scheima: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/327912086> [accessed: 18 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/327912086 |title=Places: 327912086 (Nag' el-Scheima) |author=Rosalinsky, Z. |accessdate=April 18, 2024 7:37 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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