Faras, known in ancient times as Pachoras, was a major city in Lower Nubia in modern Egypt. The site of the city was flooded by Lake Nasser in the 1960s, and is now permanently underwater. Before this flooding extensive archeological work was conducted by a Polish archeological team. Lower Nubia is the northern portion of Nubia, downstream on the Nile from Upper Nubia. ... View of Lake Nasser from Abu Simbel Map showing the location of Lake Nasser Lake Nasser (Arabic: Buhayrat Nasir) is a vast artificial lake in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. ...

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 Egyptian control over Nubia Faras became an Egyptain administrative centre, and located upriver from Abu Simbel Egyptian cultural influences were prominent. Aerial view of the pyramids at Meroe. ... Model showing the relative positions of the Abu Simbel temples before and after relocation Categories: Ancient Egypt stubs | Wonders of the World ...

The city reached its height during the Christian period of Nubia. Faras became the capital of the state of Nobatia, and when Nobatia was absorbed into Makuria it remained the most prominent centre in the north. One of the most important discoveries from this period was the town's cathedral. The cathedral had been completely filled with sand, preserving the large number of intricate paintings on its walls. These paintings are the best surviving examples of Christian Nubia art. They depict a number of well known Biblical scenes and also portraits of various bishops of Faras and monarchs. These paintings were salvaged and are today on display in Warsaw and Khartoum. A major pottery works was also found at Faras, which likely made much of the high quality pottery of the Makurain Golden Age. Nobatia was a kingdom in Christian Lower Nubia. ... Makuria (to Arabs al-Mukurra or al-Muqurra) was a kingdom located in what is today Southern Egypt and the Sudan. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Voivodship Masovian Municipal government Mayor MirosÅ‚aw Kochalski (acting) Area 516,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 1,692,900 (2004) 2,400,000 3258/km² Founded City rights 13th century turn of the 13th century Latitude Longitude 52... Khartoum (Arabic الخرطوم al-Ḫará¹­Å«m elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, as well as the capital of the state of Khartoum. ...

In the turbulent later years of Christian Nubia Faras seems to have declined and the administrative centre switched to more easily defended centre of Qasr Ibrim. Qasr Ibrim is an archeological site in Lower Nubia. ...