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ID: 7593755
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7593755
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Faras (ancient site)  Faras (ancient site)

Note: Ancient Nubian site located in northern Sudan. It was founded during the Middle Kingdom, rose to prominence from 300 BCE-350 CE, and eventually became a Christian site in the 7th century. The site was flooded by the creation of Lake Nasser in 1964, and remains underwater.

Names:
Faras (preferred,C,V)
Paharas (C,V)  ............ ca. 300 BCE-ca. 350 CE

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Sudan (nation)  ........  Sudan (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Northern (state)  ............  Northern (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Faras (ancient site)  ................  Faras (ancient site) (P)

Place Types:
ancient site (preferred, C)
archaeological site (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Faras..........  [VP Preferred]
..............  British Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 30 April 2014
Paharas..........  [VP]
.................  British Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 30 April 2014
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  British Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 30 April 2014
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  British Museum [online] (2000-) accessed 30 April 2014

 

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