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  • Umm Ruweim

  • Umm Ruweim

    Umm Ruweim is an archaeological ruin site 4 kilometres from Ghazali in present-day Sudan. Consisting of two forts and some cemeteries, the site is situated just south of the Nile's Fourth Cataract at Wadi Abu Dom.
    Archaeological Site
    Umm Ruweim
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    Umm Ruweim

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Sudan

    Northern

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    First Millennium BC

    Kingdom of Kush

    Kingdom of Kush

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    kushite Monuments

     

     

     

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