Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal
The Temple of Amun is an archaeological site at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 kilometres north of Khartoum near Karima.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Temple at archaeological site at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan
- Also known as: “Temple of Amun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mut Temple.
Mut Temple
Archaeological site
The Temple of Mut, also named Temple B300, is a temple at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 km north of Khartoum near Karima and stands near a large bend of the Nile River, in the region that was called Nubia in ancient times. Mut Temple is situated 200 metres west of Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karima and Merowe.
Karima
Town
Karima is a town in Northern State in Sudan some 400 km from Khartoum on a loop of the Nile. Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima.
Merowe
Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres north of Khartoum. It borders the Nile and is the site of the Merowe Dam project, the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa.
Nuri
Town
Photo: Vit Hassan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is situated 7 km northeast of Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal.
Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern State, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
18.53508° or 18° 32′ 6″ northLongitude
31.83075° or 31° 49′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7GCHGRPJ+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 853994456OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q481660
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد آمون”
- Arabic: “معبد امون (جبل البركل)”
- Dutch: “Amuntempel van Jebel Barkal”
- French: “temple d’Amon à Napata”
- French: “temple d’Amon au Djebel Markal”
- French: “Temple d’Amon”
- German: “Amuntempel vom Berg Barkal”
- German: “Amuntempel vom Jebel Barkal”
- Greek: “Ναός του Άμμωνα στο Γκέμπελ Μπαρκάλ”
- Italian: “Tempio di Amon (Jebel Barkal)”
- Italian: “Tempio di Amon”
- Japanese: “アメン神殿”
- Persian: “معبد آمون”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include جبل البركل and Jebel Barkal (387m).
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