Monastery of Ghazali
The Monastery in Ghazali is a medieval Christian monastery in the Bayuda Desert in northern Sudan. Probably founded by the Makurian king Merkurios in the late 7th century, it functioned until the 13th century.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: monastery in the Bayuda Desert, Sudan
- Also known as: “Monastery in Ghazali”
Monastery of Ghazali
- Categories: monastery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.44193° or 18° 26′ 31″ northLongitude
31.93145° or 31° 55′ 53″ eastOpen location code
7GCHCWRJ+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1156664211OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q16831583
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Monastery of Ghazali” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دير الغزالى”
- Arabic: “دير الغزالي”
- Catalan: “Ghazali”
- French: “Ghazali”
- French: “Monastère de Ghazali”
- German: “Ghazali”
- Polish: “Klasztor Ghazali”
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