Kerma

Kerma is a historic town and globally renowned archaeological destination situated in the Northern State of Sudan. Located along the eastern banks of the Nile River, just south of the Third Cataract, it serves as the cradle of the ancient Kingdom of Kush.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Kerma and Doukki Gel.

Museum Kerma

Museum

Photo: محسن الفكي, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kerma Museum is an archeological site museum located in front of the Western Deffufa on the archaeological site of Kerma, in the Northern State of Sudan. Museum Kerma is situated 1½ km southwest of Kerma.

Doukki Gel

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Doukki Gel, or Dukki Gel, was an ancient Nubian settlement. Dukki Gel was inhabited between 1800 BC to 400 AD and was occupied by Kerma rulers around 1700 BC during the Classical Kerma period, and later by Ancient Egyptian and Nubian officials during the new kingdom period. Doukki Gel is situated 1¼ km west of Kerma.

Western Deffufa

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Western Deffufa, located in the ancient city of Kerma in northern Sudan, is one of the oldest known monumental structures in the Nile Valley. The existing building was constructed after 1750 BC, during the Classic Period of the Kerma culture. Western Deffufa is situated 1½ km southwest of Kerma.

Kerma

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “كرمة Kerma”
Category: tourism
Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude

19.60738° or 19° 36′ 27″ north

Longitude

30.42413° or 30° 25′ 27″ east

Elevation

223 metres (732 feet)

Open location code

7GFGJC4F+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2073657281

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

11887237

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kerma” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كرمة”
French: “Kerma”
German: “Kerma”
Portuguese: “Querma”
Spanish: “Kerma”

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