The Temple of Amun, one of the Meroitic temples of Naqa, Sudan, Africa

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robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo

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5024 x 3349 px | 42.5 x 28.4 cm | 16.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpi

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22 October 2007

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Andrew McConnell

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RMB3YDBB–Sudan, Khartoum, Naga. Bathed in early morning sunlight with a full moon still evident in the sky, this ruins of a temple dedicated to Amon is one of the four temples situated beside an important wadi at Naga some 30 km from the Nile. Amon was revered in both Egypt and the Kingdom of Cush as king of the Gods.Discovered in 1821, the temples have been dated between 1BC and 1AD. They are fine examples of Afro-Egyptian architecture and are attributed to the Meroitic culture that flourished at that time..