Jurayf
Jurayf is a hamlet in Northern State, Sudan. Jurayf is situated nearby to the hamlet Sagai, as well as near the town Karima.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal and Mut Temple.
Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal
Archaeological site
The Temple of Amun is an archaeological site at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 kilometres north of Khartoum near Karima. Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal is situated 4 km west of Jurayf.
Mut Temple
Archaeological site
The Temple of Mut, also named Temple B300, is a temple at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 km north of Khartoum near Karima and stands near a large bend of the Nile River, in the region that was called Nubia in ancient times. Mut Temple is situated 4 km west of Jurayf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karima and Nuri.
Karima
Town
Karima is a town in Northern State in Sudan some 400 km from Khartoum on a loop of the Nile. Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima.
Nuri
Town
Photo: Vit Hassan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is situated 4 km northeast of Jurayf.
Merowe
Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres north of Khartoum. It borders the Nile and is the site of the Merowe Dam project, the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa.
Jurayf
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Gereif”
- Category: locality
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.53333° or 18° 32′ northLongitude
31.86667° or 31° 52′ eastElevation
252 metres (827 feet)Open location code
7GCHGVM8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7730428446OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
373237
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In Other Languages
“Jurayf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جريف”
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