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
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Doukki Gel, or Dukki Gel, was an ancient Nubian settlement. Dukki Gel was inhabited between 1800 BC to 400 AD and was occupied by a coalition of African rulers from the south 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
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″ northLongitude
30.42413° or 30° 25′ 27″ eastElevation
223 metres (732 feet)Open location code
7GFGJC4F+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2073657281OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11887237
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