Discover Al 'Uryan in Sudan
Al 'Uryan in the region of Northern is a town located in Sudan - some 199 mi or ( 320 km ) North of Khartoum , the country's capital .
Local time in Al 'Uryan is now 04:06 AM (Sunday) . 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, Marawi, and Maqal. When in this area, you might want to check out Dongola . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al 'Uryan ? 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 4 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 9 km away
Merowe Airport
Merowe Airport is an airport serving Merowe in Sudan.
Located at 18.45 31.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Sanam, Sudan
Sanam is a modern village in Sudan. Here were found the remains of an ancient town which flourished mainly in the Napatan-Period. This are perhaps the remains of Napata, the capital of the Kushite empire from about 800 to 300 BC. Parts of the town were excavated in 1912 to 1913 by Francis Llewellyn Griffith. He found the remains of a badly preserved temple and of building he called treasury. Most importantly he excavated a big cemetery belonging to the inhabitants of the town.
Located at 18.48 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Merowe, Sudan
Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres north of Khartoum. It is the site of the Merowe Dam project.
Located at 18.48 31.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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