Discover Al Qurayr in Sudan
Al Qurayr in the region of Northern is a town located in Sudan - some 196 mi or ( 315 km ) North of Khartoum , the country's capital .
Local time in Al Qurayr is now 11:47 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Dongola, Wad Madani, Tangasi ar Ru'ays, Tangasi, and Magashi. When in this area, you might want to check out Dongola . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Qurayr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Zuma, Sudan
Zuma is a village and burial ground about 25 miles downstream from Jebel Barkal in what is now Sudan. It lies about 10 kilometres south of El-Kurru, in the Napatan Region, on the right side of the Nile. The cemetery was visited several times by researchers in the last two hundred years, but there were only brief descriptions written, and no excavations. A plan was drawn up during the expedition of Karl Richard Lepsius.
Located at 18.37 31.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
El-Kurru
El-Kurru was one of the royal cemeteries used by the Nubian royal family. Reisner excavated the royal pyramids. Most of the pyramids date to the early part of the Kushite period, from Alara of Nubia (795 - 752 BC) to King Nastasen (335 - 315 BC). The area is divided in to three parts by two wadis. The central section seems to be the oldest and contains several tumulus type tombs that predate the Kingdom of Napata.
Located at 18.41 31.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Merowe Airport
Merowe Airport is an airport serving Merowe in Sudan.
Located at 18.45 31.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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