The main reason to stop in Tombos, about 5km north of Kerma, is to visit its archaeological site. It consists of a recumbent granite statue of a Black Pharaoh and, some 800m further north on the river bank, well-preserved hieroglyphic rock inscriptions.
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Next to Kerma's western deffufa is this well organised museum that contains interesting relics from the site, including seven imposing granite statues and…
7.74 MILES
A 15-minute walk away from town, this massive mudbrick temple stood about 19m high and stretched 50m long. Nobody is really certain what it was used for…
7.76 MILES
This site is thought to have been a royal cemetery. Around the kings' tombs archaeologists have discovered some 30,000 other graves, many of whose…
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The remains of the Egyptian town of Sesibi can be seen on the west bank of the Nile, south of Soleb and across the Nile from the east-coast village of…
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This little-understood site contains the remains of a huge temple with 2m-thick walls. The site is closed to the public most of the time but between…
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7.24 MILES
This little-understood site contains the remains of a huge temple with 2m-thick walls. The site is closed to the public most of the time but between…
7.7 MILES
Next to Kerma's western deffufa is this well organised museum that contains interesting relics from the site, including seven imposing granite statues and…
7.74 MILES
A 15-minute walk away from town, this massive mudbrick temple stood about 19m high and stretched 50m long. Nobody is really certain what it was used for…
7.76 MILES
This site is thought to have been a royal cemetery. Around the kings' tombs archaeologists have discovered some 30,000 other graves, many of whose…
28.44 MILES
The remains of the Egyptian town of Sesibi can be seen on the west bank of the Nile, south of Soleb and across the Nile from the east-coast village of…