Bahr Yussef

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Bahr Yussef is an ancient canal in Egypt that diverts water from the Nile to the Faiyum region, historically supporting settlements such as Oxyrhynchus.

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Bahr Yussef canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
waterway
associatedWith Faiyum depression hydrology
associatedWithAncientCity Oxyrhynchus
connectedTo Faiyum irrigation network
Lake Qarun
continent Africa
country Egypt
divertsWaterFrom Nile
flowsIntoRegion Faiyum
linked to: Faiyum Oasis
function divert Nile water to Faiyum
hasHydrologicalRole branch of Nile irrigation network
historicallySupportedSettlement Faiyum settlements
Oxyrhynchus
historicalPeriodOfMajorUse Pharaonic Egypt
Ptolemaic Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Roman Egypt
importance key to development of Faiyum agriculture
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Egypt
locatedInCountry Arab Republic of Egypt
linked to: Egypt
locatedInGovernorate Beni Suef Governorate
Faiyum Governorate
Minya Governorate
locatedInRegion Middle Egypt
linked to: central Egypt
nameMeaning Joseph’s Canal
nameVariant Bahr Yousuf
linked to: Bahr Yūsuf

Bahr Yusuf
linked to: Bahr Yūsuf
nearbyAncientRegion Arsinoite nome
partOf Nile irrigation system
regionHydrated Faiyum Basin
linked to: Faiyum Oasis
significance enabled cultivation in Faiyum Oasis
sourceRiver Nile
supportsRegion Faiyum Oasis
usedFor agriculture
irrigation
watercourseType artificial canal
irrigation canal
waterSupplyFor Faiyum depression

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxyrhynchus locatedOn Bahr Yussef
Faiyum Oasis irrigatedBy Bahr Yussef
Pr-Medjed locatedOn Bahr Yussef