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title: New Amada, Egypt
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15414/new-amada-egypt/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# New Amada, Egypt

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![New Amada, Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15414.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15414.jpg)

## Image Caption

New Amada is an archaeological site containing three ancient Nubian monuments spared from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. It is the new location of the oldest [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) ever found in Nubia (Temple of Amada) and the only rock-cut temple built on the right bank of the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) (Temple of Derr). The site also houses the [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Pennut, one of the rarest rock-cut tombs belonging to the [Kush](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kush/) [civilisation](https://www.worldhistory.org/civilization/) (12th century BCE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, March 13). New Amada, Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15414/new-amada-egypt/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "New Amada, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 13, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15414/new-amada-egypt/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "New Amada, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15414/new-amada-egypt/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51930539026/) by **Carole Raddato**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 13 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.