Qasr Ibrim — Wikipedia

Qasr Ibrim (Arabic: قصر ابريم; Meroitic: Pedeme; Old Nubian: ⲥⲓⲗⲙⲓ, Silmi; Coptic: ⲡⲣⲓⲙ, Prim; Ancient Greek: Πρῖμις, Prímis; 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. 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 –...