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  • Qasr el-Dabashiya

  • Qasr el-Dabashiya

    Qasr el-Dabashiya is an ancient Roman settlement located in Kharga oasis in Egypt. The site, which is dating back to the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, includes a large mud brick temple and a pigeon tower.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Qasr el-Dabashiya
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qasr el-Dabashiya
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qasr el-Dabashiya
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 73 m

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    Qasr el-Dabashiya

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Egypt

    New Valley

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    3rd Century AD

    Roman

    Roman

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    Roman Monuments

     

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