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Deir el-Hagar

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Deir el-Hagar, the ‘Monastery of Stone’, is a sandstone temple on the western edge of Dakhla Oasis.

Romanized Name(s):
Deir el-Hagar, Deir el-Haggar, Deir al-Hagar, Deir al Haggar

Name as attested:

Language:
Arabic

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

See Further:

Deir Al Hagar Temple

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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