Tombos
Tombos or Tumbus is an archaeological site in northern Sudan, including Tombos island and the nearby riverbank area. Tombos is located at the Third Cataract of the Nile and on the northern margin of the Dongola Reach, not far from Kerma.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Tumbus”
Tombos
- Categories: island, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
19.71115° or 19° 42′ 40″ north
Longitude
30.39383° or 30° 23′ 38″ east
Elevation
220 metres (722 feet)
Open location code
7GFGP96V+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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