Explore Gronti in Sudan
Gronti in the region of Northern is a town in Sudan - some 305 mi or ( 491 km ) North-West of Khartoum , the country's capital city .
Current time in Gronti is now 02:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dongola, Mushu, Koban and Sorog, Karmah an Nuzul, and Bayud. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dongola . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gronti ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Desierto del Sahara, norte de Sudan
Más en www.gontzalsierra.blogspot.com Dejando atrás una de las aldeas en la ribera del Nilo ..
Ponton, barcaza que cruza el Nilo, norte de Sudan
Más en www.gontzalsierra.blogspot.com Cruzando el Nilo, cerca de Ol'Dongola, en un "pontón" compartido con camellos. Los habitantes locales extrañados por nuestra presencia... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tabo (Nubia)
Tabo is an archaeological mound site in Nubia, Sudan, in what was at one time the Kingdom of Kush. It is located at the southern end of the Argo Island in the Nile, just south of Kerma, approximately 40 kilometres north of Dongola. It draws its name from a small village of the same, which is located near the ruins. Here at Tabo, there was a well preserved Amun temple. It is 75.6 metres long and 31 metres wide. The first pylon is 40 metres wide, the second 35.5 metres .
Located at 19.48 30.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Argo Island
Argo Island is an island of the Nile in Sudan. The island contains a town of the same name and the Nubian archaeology site of Tabo.
Located at 19.42 30.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Kerma
Kerma (now known as Dukki Gel, a Nubian term which can be roughly translated as "red mound") was the capital city of the Kingdom of Kerma, which was located in present day Egypt and Sudan. Kerma is one of the largest Nubian archaeological sites. It has produced decades of extensive excavations and research, including thousands of graves and tombs and the residential quarters of the main city surrounding the Western/Lower Deffufa.
Located at 19.60 30.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Kerma culture
The Kerma culture is an early civilization which flourished from around 2500 BCE to about 1600 BCE in Nubia, present day Sudan, centered at Kerma. It seems to have been one of a number of Sudanese states during the Middle Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt. In its latest phase, lasting from about 1700–1500 BCE, it absorbed the Sudanese kingdom of Sai and became a sizable, populous empire rivaling Egypt.
Located at 19.60 30.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tombos (Nubia)
Tombos in an archaeological site in Northern Sudan. The village of Tombos was located at the third cataract of the Nile, not far from Kerma near the present Karmah. An important granite quarry was located here in the Pharaonic era. Its stone was used mostly to build statues and buildings between the river delta and the southern regions of the kingdom. A statue to the Pharaoh Taharqa, abandoned for over 2700 years, contains inscriptions.
Located at 19.42 30.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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