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Qasr Ibrim
This area is located
235 KM to the south of Aswan, the, the area is built on high hillock
overlooking the Nile opposite Aniba village.
In ancient Egyptian the area was known as
PER-MIT, that became PREMIS during the Greco-Roman times and then Ibrim during
the Arabs times.
The area is full of monuments that date back to
various parts of history, including tombs of the Nubian rulers during the New
Kingdom times; they ruled Nubian during Thutmosis III
The citadel had a very important rule through out
the ancient Egyptian history and later.
During the Christian area, a church was built in
there and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary
The area has yielded so many artefacts that are
now in display at Nubian museum.
Here are some
pictures of kasr Ibrim
*click on the
thumbnails to enlarge
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