Musawwarat es-Sufra

Musawwarat es-Sufra, also known as Al-Musawarat Al-Sufra, is a large temple complex in modern , dating back to the early Meroitic period of the 3rd century BC.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: large Meroitic temple complex in modern Sudan
  • Also known as: “Al Musawwarat as Safra”, “Athar el Musawwrat es Safra”, “El Musauwarat es Safra”, “Musawarat”, “Musawarat es-Suffra”, and “Muṣawwarât aṣ-Şufrah”

Musawwarat es-Sufra

Latitude
16.4131° or 16° 24′ 47″ north
Longitude
33.3257° or 33° 19′ 33″ east
Elevation
431 metres (1,414 feet)
Open location code
7G8MC87G+67
Geo­Names ID
379078
Wiki­data ID
Q286426
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Musawwarat es-Sufra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المصورات الصفراء”
  • Asturian: “Massawarat es-Sufra”
  • Asturian: “Mussawarat es-Sufra”
  • Belarusian: “Аль-Мусаўварат ас-Суфра”
  • Bengali: “মুসাওয়ারাত”
  • Catalan: “Massawarat es Sufra”
  • Catalan: “Massawarat es-Sufra”
  • Catalan: “Massawarat”
  • Dutch: “Aborepi”
  • Dutch: “Musawwarat el-Sufra”
  • French: “Musawwarat es-Sofra”
  • German: “Aborepi”
  • German: “Al-Musawwarat as-sufra”
  • German: “Musawwarat es Sufra”
  • German: “Musawwarat es-Sufra”
  • German: “Musawwarat”
  • Greek: “Μουσαουαράτ ασ-Σαφρά”
  • Indonesian: “Musawwarat es-Sufra”
  • Italian: “Al-Musawarat”
  • Italian: “Musawarat es Safra”
  • Italian: “Musawarat”
  • Japanese: “ムサワラット・エス・スフラ遺跡”
  • Persian: “مصورات الصفرا”
  • Polish: “Al-Musawwarat as-Safra”
  • Polish: “Al-Musawwarat as-Sufra”
  • Polish: “Musawwarat as-Safra”
  • Polish: “Musawwarat as-Sufra”
  • Polish: “Musawwarat el-Sufra”
  • Somali: “Aborepi”
  • Spanish: “Massawarat es Sufra”
  • Spanish: “Massawarat es-Sufra”
  • Spanish: “Massawarat”
  • Spanish: “Mussawarat”

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