Naqa, Temple of Amun
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François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
FWF07MFile size:
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4056 x 2704 px | 34.3 x 22.9 cm | 13.5 x 9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2 May 2009Location:
Naqa, SudanMore information:
Sudan is the third largest country in Africa. It is a federal presidential representative democratic republic with a legal system based on Islamic law, since Islam is the predominant religion. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroe and others, most of which flourished along the Nile. During the pre-dynastic period Nubia and Nagadan Upper Egypt were identical, simultaneously evolved systems of pharaonic kingship by 3300 BC. Because of its proximity to Egypt, the Sudan participated in the wider history of the Near East inasmuch as it was Christianized by the 6th century, and Islamized in the 15th. Sudan is rarely visited by foreigners; yet it offers a wealth of historical treasures and extraordinary landscapes. Not to forget its amazingly welcoming people. The Meroitic temples of Naqa are located about 30km East of the Nile. The Temple of Amun was built in the 1st century AD by King Natakamani, one of Kush's most prominent monument builders. It follows a traditional Egyptian floor plan of an outer court with a colonnade approaching a hypostyle hall containing an inner sanctuary chamber.