| LC control no. | sh 87004964 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Philae (Egypt) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Egypt--Philae |
| Variant(s) | Jarīzat Fīlah (Egypt) P-aaleg (Egypt) P-aaleq (Egypt) Philae Island (Egypt) Pilak (Egypt) Qaṣr Anas al-Wujūd (Egypt) |
| See also | Islands--Egypt |
| Found in | Work cat.: Žabkar, L.V. Hymns to Isis in her Temple at Philae, 1987. Web. geog. (Philae) Lippincott (Philae) Britannica Micro. (Jarīzat Fīlah, P-aaleg, Pilak, Qaṣr Anas al-Wujūd, Philae) Old catalog heading (Philae Island) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] (island; 24°01ʹ00ʺN 032°53ʹ00ʺE) Dijkstra, Jitse H. F. Philae and the end of ancient Egyptian religion, 2008. Britannica online, Dec. 20, 2022 (Philae, Arabic Jazīrat Fīlah ("Philae Island") or Jazīrat al-Birba ("Temple Island"), island in the Nile River between the old Aswan Dam and the Aswan High Dam, in Aswān muḥāfaẓah (governorate), southern Egypt. Its ancient Egyptian name was P-aaleq; the Coptic-derived name Pilak ("End," or "Remote Place") probably refers to its marking the boundary with Nubia. The conventional name (Philae) is Greek, but locally the site is known as Qaṣr Anas al-Wujūd, for a hero of The Thousand and One Nights) BiblePlaces.com, Dec. 20, 2022 (Philae Island; island of Philae was completely submerged with the construction of the High Dam; construction of the High Dam necessitated the removal of the island monuments to the nearby island of Agilika) Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities website, Dec. 20, 2022: Archaeological sites > Philae (Philae; Philae Island) GNS, Dec. 20, 2022 (Philae (conventional), Jazīrat Fīlah (approved), island, Egypt, ADM1: Aswān, latitude 24:01:00, longitude 32:53:00 (decimal degrees 24.016667, 32.883333)) |
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