Pachoras

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Pachoras is the ancient name of Faras, a historic Nubian town in northern Sudan known for its important archaeological remains and Christian-era cathedral wall paintings.

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Pachoras canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
historical settlement
artStyle Nubian Christian wall painting
coordinatesApproximate near modern Faras, northern Sudan
culturalHeritageType Nubian heritage
earlierCulturalPhase Meroitic influence
Nubian
excavationsBeganInDecade 1960s
excavationsRelatedToProject UNESCO Nubia Campaign
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy Polish archaeological mission
hasArchaeologicalFeature administrative buildings
cemeteries
domestic architecture
hasHistoricalPeriod Christian Nubia
linked to: Makuria

Medieval period
hasLanguageAttested Coptic inscriptions
Greek inscriptions
Old Nubian inscriptions
hasModernName Faras
hasStructureType cathedral
churches
fortifications
monastery
historicalReligion Christianity
knownFor Christian-era cathedral
Nubian Christian art
archaeological remains
cathedral wall paintings
laterPartOf Kingdom of Makuria
locatedInCountry Sudan
locatedInPartOfCountry northern Sudan
linked to: Northern Sudan
locatedInRegion Nubia
nowSubmergedBy waters of Lake Nasser
partOf Kingdom of Nobadia
situatedOnRiver Nile
situatedOnSectionOfRiver Lower Nubia
threatenedBy flooding from Lake Nasser
timeOfMainFlourishing 7th to 14th centuries CE
wallPaintingsNowInMuseum National Museum in Warsaw
Sudan National Museum in Khartoum

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Faras alternativeName Pachoras
King of Nobadia hasCapital Pachoras