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  • Jebel Barkal

    Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is a very small mountain located in Karima town in Northern State in Sudan. The ruins around Gebel Barkal include at least 13 temples and 3 palaces, and it served as a royal cemetery during the Meroitic Kingdom. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 as part of Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
    World Heritage Site
    Jebel Barkal
    by Maurice Chédel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 288 m

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    Jebel Barkal

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2003

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Sudan

    Northern State

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    First Millennium BC

    Kingdom of Kush

    Kingdom of Kush

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    kushite Monuments

     

     

     

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