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Hujayr Destination Guide

Touring Hujayr in Sudan

Hujayr in the region of Northern is located in Sudan - some 195 mi or ( 313 km ) North of Khartoum , the country's capital city .

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Time in Hujayr is now 08:58 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dongola, Wad Madani, Tangasi ar Ru'ays, Huzaymah, and Ed Deiga. Being here already, consider visiting Dongola . Check out our recommendations for Hujayr ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.37 31.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sudan, Kingdom of Kush

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.41 31.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sudan, History of Sudan, Kingdom of Kush, Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, World Heritage Sites in Sudan