Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_pharaohs
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSite |
gptkb:Faiyum
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gptkbp:connectedTo |
gptkb:Bahr_Yussef
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gptkbp:currentDepth |
~8 m
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gptkbp:currentSurfaceArea |
~214 km²
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gptkbp:historicalName |
gptkb:Lake_Moeris
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Ancient Egyptian irrigation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lake Moeris
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gptkbp:inflow |
gptkb:Nile_(via_Bahr_Yussef)
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Faiyum_Oasis |
gptkbp:maximumDepth |
up to 45 m (ancient)
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gptkbp:mentionedIn |
Herodotus
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gptkbp:modernLocation |
gptkb:Birket_Qarun
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gptkbp:outflow |
gptkb:Bahr_Yussef
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gptkbp:surface |
~1,300 km² (ancient)
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:usedFor |
flood control
irrigation water storage |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Faiyum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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