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KHARGA: Bagawat Necropolis The large extent of the Necropolis of Bagawat is the result of the his and his supporters' exile. The tombs here are believed to indicate that worship of the dead was continued in a Christian style.There are 263 mud-brick chapels climbing up a ridge, the oldest dating back two centuries before Nestorius, the last dating back to the 7th century.  The tombs were originally plastered, but this is has since long disappeared.   Some of the tombs have courtyards, possibly used for ceremonies.
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