Naqa
Naqa or Naga'a is a ruined ancient city of the Kushite Kingdom of Meroë in modern-day Sudan. The ancient city lies about 170 km north-east of Khartoum, and about 50 km east of the Nile River located at approximately MGRS 36QWC290629877.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: Ruined ancient city in Sudan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Naga’a”
Naqa
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Naqa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النقعة (مدينة تاريخية)”
- Arabic: “النقعة”
- Belarusian: “Нака (Судан)”
- Belarusian: “Нака”
- Bengali: “নাকা”
- Catalan: “Temple de Naga”
- Dutch: “Naqa”
- Finnish: “Naga”
- Finnish: “Naqa”
- French: “Naqa”
- German: “An-Naqa”
- German: “In-Naga”
- German: “Naqa”
- German: “Naqʿa”
- German: “Tolkte”
- German: “Twjlkt”
- Indonesian: “Naqa”
- Italian: “Naqa”
- Polish: “Naqa”
- Russian: “Нага”
- Spanish: “Naqa”
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