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    "title": "<!--StartFragment-->Nubian Architectural and Environmental Features Before and After Displacement: The Model of the Village Tūmās wa ʿĀfya<!--EndFragment-->",
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    "abstract": "<p><!--StartFragment--></p>\n<pre class=\"a-b-r-La\" style='display: block; font-family: \"Courier New\", Courier, monospace, arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: break-word; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'>This essay  concerns the history of the three main Nubian groups that were displaced as a result of the building of the Aswan High Dam, and their reactions to this displacement.  The loss of their homes was a traumatic experience for most Nubians, as the house was more than just a physical object for them. These were valued spaces, where day-to-day existence, festivities, and family customs unfurled. The Nubian house was imbued with social importance, addressing the heredity of a family and a community. The resettlement that the families had to endure cut off the associations with these social and hereditary spaces, leaving a void that the new homes couldn't fill. This paper compares traditional old Nubian homescapes before relocation with the new governmental dwellings built for them following their forced displacement. I have focussed upon the village of Tomas wa 'Afya, which was located 220 kilometers south of the town of Aswan, discussing the history of the village, the houses that were built there, and the failures of the government's promises to the people. While the families that were displaced were deeply disappointed in the new area and houses, they were eventually able, through their resilience and resourcefulness, to retain a lot of the aspects and details of their heritage, habits, and traditions.</pre>\n<p><!--EndFragment--></p>",
    "language": "eng",
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        "short_name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0"
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    "keywords": [
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            "word": "Nubia"
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            "word": "High Dam"
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            "word": "Tūmās wa Afya"
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            "word": "resettlement"
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            "word": "Kom Ombo"
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            "word": "Kenuz"
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            "word": "Fedija"
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            "word": "Nubian homes"
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            "first_name": "Maher",
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            "last_name": "Habbob",
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    "date_submitted": "2026-02-26T17:28:22.194952Z",
    "date_accepted": "2026-02-26T17:32:30.121046Z",
    "date_published": "2026-02-26T16:33:00Z",
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