Irau
Irau is an area in Northern State, Sudan. Irau is situated nearby to the locality Oshomatto, as well as near the village Wawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wawa and Soleb.
Wawa
Village
Wawa is a town in northern Sudan near the Nile River, located at 20°26′N 30°21′E. The town sits directly across the Nile River from the ancient city of Soleb Pebble tools from the early Stone Age have been found in this area including an early hand axe dating roughly 1.5 million to 200,000 years ago… Wawa is situated 4 km southwest of Irau.
Soleb
Village
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soleb is an ancient town in Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The site is located north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by Karl Richard Lepsius in 1844. Soleb is situated 6 km southwest of Irau.
Irau
- Type: Area
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
20.51667° or 20° 31′ northLongitude
30.35° or 30° 21′ eastElevation
214 metres (702 feet)Open location code
7GGGG88X+MXGeoNames ID
373520
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