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Faras (other)
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Faras may refer to the following subjects: *Faras, city in Lower Nubia **Faras Cathedral, cathedral in the Lower Nubian *Faras Gallery at the National Museum in Warsaw, Polish art museum * Coptic Diocese of Faras, Coptic Orthodox Church diocese in Sudan * Rawdat Al Faras, village in Qatar * Khirbat Al Faras, Syrian city * Faras (name) See also *Fara (other) Fara may refer to: Places Italy *Fara Gera d'Adda, Bergamo, Lombardy *Fara Filiorum Petri, Chieti, Abruzzo *Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo *Fara in Sabina, Rieti, Lazio *Fara Novarese, Novara, Piedmont *Fara Olivana con Sola, Bergamo, Lom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faras
Faras (formerly grc, Παχώρας, ''Pakhôras''; la, Pachoras; Old Nubian: Ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ, ''Pakhoras'') was a major city in Lower Nubia. The site of the city, on the border between modern Egypt and Sudan at Wadi Halfa Salient, was flooded by Lake Nasser in the 1960s and is now permanently underwater. Before this flooding, extensive archaeological work was conducted by a Polish archaeological team led by professor Kazimierz Michałowski. History Dating back to the A-Group period, the town was a major centre during the Meroitic period, and was the site of a major temple. During the period of ancient Egyptian control over Nubia, Faras became an Egyptian administrative centre and, located upriver from Abu Simbel, Egyptian cultural influences were prominent. The city reached its height during the Christian period of Nubia, when Faras was the capital of the ''basiliskos'' Silko of Nobadia. When Nobatia was absorbed into Makuria, it remained the most prominent center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faras Cathedral
Faras Cathedral was a cathedral in the Lower Nubian city of Faras. It was the original seat of the Diocese of Faras. Nobadian rulers controlling the Nile Valley from the first to the third cataracts converted to Christianity around 548 AD influenced by missionaries sent from Constantinople by the Empress Theodora. The first cathedral was erected in the 7th century, when the city was still known as Pachoras, and likely stood at the exact site where Polish archaeologists taking part in the Nubia Campaign discovered the subsequent 8th-century cathedral. The site was excavated by Polish archaeologists under Kazimierz Michałowski between 1960 and 1964. Its wall paintings were salvaged prior to the flooding of Lake Nasser and are today on display in the Polish National Museum in Warsaw in the Faras Gallery and in the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faras Gallery At The National Museum In Warsaw
The Professor Kazimierz Michałowski Faras Gallery at the National Museum in Warsaw is a permanent gallery at the National Museum in Warsaw, presenting Nubian early Christian art. The Gallery features a unique collection of wall paintings and architectural elements from the Faras Cathedral, discovered by an archeological expedition led by Professor Kazimierz Michałowski. History of the gallery Excavations at Faras Most of the artworks shown in the Faras Gallery found their way there thanks to the archaeologists participating in the international effort to save the remains of old Nile basin cultures, known as the Nubian Campaign. The Nubian Campaign was initiated by UNESCO in 1959 (official inauguration took place on March 8, 1960). Excavations in Faras, which lasted between 1961 and 1964 were directed by Professor Kazimierz Michałowski on behalf of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (then Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coptic Diocese Of Faras
The Diocese of Faras was a Christian bishopric in Nobadia during the Middle Ages and is today a titular see of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Its seat was originally at Faras (''Pakhoras''). Later, its bishops sat at Qasr Ibrim. Despite Faras's submersion following the building of the Aswan High Dam, the see is still claimed by the Coptic church's Titular Bishop of the Great and Ancient Metropolis of Nubia, who is styled Bishop of Faras of Nobatia. The current ordinary is Bishop Sarapamon (Serapis Amon). Bishops of Pakhoras * Aetios, c. 620 * Sarapion * ''Vacant'' during invasion of Nobadia and Makouria by the Caliphate * Pilatos, late 7th century * Paulos, a Miaphysite, died 709 or 719 * Mena, a Miaphysite, died 730 * Matthaios (Old Nubian: ''Maththaios''), died 31 May 766 * Ignatios, died 23 January 802 * Ioannes I, died 809 (?) * Ioannes II * Markos, c. 820 * Khael I, died 827 (?) * Thomas, a Miaphysite, 827-862, died 16 July 862 * Iesu I (Old Nubian: ''Iesou''), died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawdat Al Faras
Rawdat Al Faras ( ar, روضة الفرس) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor. It is best known for its research station. Etymology In Arabic, "rawda" is a term used to denote a depression rich in vegetation due to water and sediment run-off. The second part of the name, "faras", translates to mare, and was given because a wild mare was once found in the village. Houbara Breeding Center A breeding center for houbara bustards is centered in the village. It received a donation of 1,065 houbaras from a UAE government-funded organization in 2014. Research station Established in 1976, Rawdat Al Faras Research Station is among the oldest research stations in the country. It occupies an area of 517,000 square meters. Activities engaged in at the center include consultation services for local farms, date palm research, field surveys of local fauna, and selling and donating palm tree seeds and seedlings. The station consists of a water reservoir and two specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khirbat Al Faras
Khirbat Al Faras ( ar, خربة الفرس) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Tartus Governorate located in the Khawabi region, its distance from city of Tartus about 20 km. Khirbat Al Faras has an altitude of 300 meters and surrounded by two rivers. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khirbet al-Faras had a population of 1,113 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly |
Faras (name)
Faras is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Faras Hamdan (1910 - 1966), Arab politician * Faras Saleh, Iraqi basketball player. Surname *Ahmed Faras (born 1946), Moroccan footballer *João Faras Mestre João Faras, better known simply as Mestre João ('Master John"), was an astrologer, astronomer, physician and surgeon of King Manuel I of Portugal who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil in 1500, and wrote a famous ..., astrologer, astronomer, physician See also * Faraz * Faraaz {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
