Sanam
Sanam is a modern village in Sudan. It is located at the bank of the Nile river next to Merowe. Here were found the remains of an ancient town which flourished mainly in the Napatan Period.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (810 feet)
- Description: village and archaeological site in Sudan
- Also known as“Abū Dawm Sannum”“Abu Dom”“Abu Dom Sanam”“Abu Dom Sannum”“Ṣanam Abû-Dôm”“Sanam, Sudan”“Sannum”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merowe and Karima.
Merowe
Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres north of Khartoum.
Sanam
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Latitude
18.48348° or 18° 29′ 1″ north
Longitude
31.81912° or 31° 49′ 9″ east
Open location code
7GCHFRM9+9J
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Sanam” goes by many names.
サナムJapanese
СанамRussian
سنامUrdu
سنام (سوڈان)Urdu
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