Pakhoras

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Pakhoras is the ancient name of Faras, a significant archaeological and historical site in Nubia known for its medieval Christian cathedral and wall paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
affectedBy construction of the Aswan High Dam
artStyle Byzantine-influenced Christian iconography
associatedWith Christian Nubian art
cathedralPaintingsRelocatedTo National Museum in Khartoum NERFINISHED
National Museum in Warsaw NERFINISHED
culture Nubian NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Polish archaeological mission
excavationsBeganIn 1960
hasArchaeologicalRemains cathedral foundations
cemeteries
churches
fortifications
hasFeature cathedral apse with painted program
painted portraits of bishops
painted representations of saints
hasModernName Faras NERFINISHED
hasPeriod Late Antiquity NERFINISHED
medieval period
hasTypeSiteFor Faras School of Nubian painting NERFINISHED
historicalRole ecclesiastical center of Christian Nubia
knownFor Christian murals
medieval Christian cathedral
wall paintings
languageEvidence Coptic inscriptions
Greek inscriptions
Old Nubian inscriptions
locatedIn Lower Nubia NERFINISHED
Nubia NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Sudan NERFINISHED
nearbyModernSettlement Faras NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Nobadia NERFINISHED
medieval Christian Nubia
region Northern Sudan NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
situatedOn Nile River NERFINISHED
submergedBy Lake Nasser NERFINISHED
timeDepth Late Roman period
medieval period
UNESCOCampaign International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia NERFINISHED

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Faras alternativeName Pakhoras