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  • Sai Island

  • Sai Island

    Sai is a large island in the Nile River in Nubia between the second and third cataracts in Sudan. Sai was intermittently occupied by the Egyptians during the New Kingdom. The island also includes ruins of an old Ottomans castle, Sai fortress (Sai Castle).
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Sai Island.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 203 m

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    Sai Island

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2022

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Sudan

    Northern

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    Second Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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