Soba

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Soba

Soba is the former capital of the medieval Nubian kingdom of Alodia. The site includes a group of ruins on the Blue Nile 19 kilometres from Khartoum, where there are remains of a Meroitic temple that had been converted into a Christian church.

Site Information

Country: Sudan

District: Khartoum State

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: 8th Century AD

Oldest Culture: Kingdom of Alodia

Later Cultures: Islamic

Site Features: Christian Monuments

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Elevation: 389 m

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

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