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Jebel Barkal
by Maurice Chédel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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.
Site Information
Country: Sudan
District: Northern State
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Kingdom of Kush
Later Cultures: Kingdom of Kush
Site Features: kushite Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Date of Inscription: 2003
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