Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient dam
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Queen_of_Sheba
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gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Sabaeans
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gptkbp:builtIn |
8th century BCE
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gptkbp:collapsed |
several times
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gptkbp:finalCollapse |
6th century CE
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gptkbp:height |
about 14 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Dam of Ma'rib
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gptkbp:influenced |
agriculture in South Arabia
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gptkbp:length |
about 580 meters
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gptkbp:location |
Ma'rib, Yemen
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gptkbp:material |
stone and earth
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gptkbp:mentionedIn |
gptkb:Quran
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gptkbp:nearby |
modern Ma'rib Dam
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gptkbp:purpose |
irrigation
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gptkbp:QuranReference |
Surah Saba (34:15-16)
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gptkbp:restored |
gptkb:Himyarites
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gptkbp:significance |
engineering marvel of the ancient world
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gptkbp:status |
ruins
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
2002
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ma'rib
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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