Shalfak
Shalfak is an Ancient Egyptian fortress once built up on the western shore of the Second Cataract of the Nile River on what is now an island in Lake Nubia in the north of Sudan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Sudan
- Also known as: “Forteresse de Shalfak”
Shalfak
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
21.54162° or 21° 32′ 30″ northLongitude
31.04018° or 31° 2′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7GHHG2RR+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1127335826OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q933214
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Shalfak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شلفاك”
- Catalan: “Shelfak”
- French: “forteresse de Shalfak”
- French: “Forteresse de shalfak”
- French: “Forteresse de Shalfak”
- French: “Forteresse De Shalfak”
- German: “Schelfak”
- Spanish: “Shalfak”
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