| Qasr Ibrim | |
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| Location | Egypt |
| Coordinates | 22°38′59″N 31°59′34″E / 22.64972°N 31.99278°E |
  Qasr Ibrim Archaeological Site | |
Qasr Ibrim (Arabic: قصر ابريم; Meroitic: Pedeme; Old Nubian: Silimi; Coptic: ⲡⲣⲓⲙ Prim; Latin: Primis) is an archaeological site in Lower Nubia, located in the modern country of Egypt. The site has a long history of occupation, ranging from as early as the eighth century BC to AD 1813, and was an economic, political, and religious center.[1] Originally it was a major city perched on a cliff above the Nile, but the flooding of Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam – with the related International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia – transformed it into an island and flooded its outskirts. Qasr Ibrim is the only major archaeological site in Lower Nubia to have survived the Aswan Dam floods.[2][3] Both prior to and after the floods, it has remained a major site for archaeological investigations.
- ^ Van Der Vliet, J.; Hagen, J.L. (2013). Qasr Ibrim, Between Egypt and Africa: Studies in Cultural Exchange. Leiden, Nederland: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten. p. 65.
- ^ A.J. Clapham; P.A. Rowley-Conwy (2007). "New Discoveries at Qasr Ibrim". In R.T.J. Cappers (ed.). Fields of Change: Progress in African Archaeobotany. Groningen archaeological studies. David Brown Book Company. p. 157. ISBN 978-90-77922-30-9. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
... Qasr Ibrim is the only in situ site left in Lower Nubia since the flooding of the Nile valley
- ^ Ruffini, G.R. (2012). Medieval Nubia: A Social and Economic History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-999620-9. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
Qasr Ibrim is critically important in a number of ways. It is the only site in Lower Nubia that remained above water after the completion of the Aswan high dam.