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Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt)

a Pleiades place resource

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The fortified Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt) originally dates to the seventh century. It was initially sacred to the local saint Anba Hedra. The site was rebuilt in the tenth century and re-dedicated to Saint Simeon. The monastery was partially destroyed by Saladin in 1173.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/631488785

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
24.094729972, 32.8757342882

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Saint Simeon Monastery (AD 600 - AD 1199)

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Monastery of Saint Simeon (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt) makes connections with:

None

Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt) receives connections from:

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Place type:
monastery

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Related:

Wikidata Q1626365: Monastery of Saint Simeon

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/631488785> [accessed: 23 September 2023]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/631488785 |title=Places: 631488785 (Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=September 23, 2023 12:49 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Saint Simeon Monastery (Aswan, Egypt)