Sanam

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Sanam

Sanam is a modern village in Northern Sudan. The site includes the remains of an ancient town which flourished mainly in the Napatan Period. Sanam 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

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

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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Elevation: 260 m

UNESCO

World Heitage Sites in Sudan Tentative Lists in Sudan Intangible Heritage in Sudan

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