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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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