Wadi Abu Dawm
Wadi Abu Dawm is a valley in Northern State, Sudan and has an elevation of 256 metres. Wadi Abu Dawm is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ad Dubaybah, as well as near the hamlet Abu Dawm Sannum.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanam.
Sanam
Archaeological site
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merowe and El Kurru.
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.
El Kurru
Village
El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian Pyramids. El Kurru is situated 8 km southwest of Wadi Abu Dawm.
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. Karima is situated 9 km north of Wadi Abu Dawm.
Wadi Abu Dawm
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 256 metres
- Also known as: “Wādī Abū Dawm”, “Wadi Abu Dom”, and “Wādi Abu Dom”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.46667° or 18° 28′ northLongitude
31.81667° or 31° 49′ eastElevation
256 metres (840 feet)Open location code
7GCHFR88+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7731002785OpenStreetMap feature
natural=valleyGeoNames ID
380968
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In Other Languages
“Wadi Abu Dawm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي أبو دوم”
Localities in the Area
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