TRAVEL SUDAN
 The Pyramids of the Black Pharaoh’s

Sudan, which means Black people in Arabic, is a very old country. The country is also huge, it is about 1,886,068 kms² with about 41,407,000 inhabitants, the main religions of the country is the Islam but there is small community of Christians. The country is  located in the region of the Horn of Africa and has borders with the Red Sea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Libya and South Sudan today.
Sudan is a beautiful country to visit with great hospitality and there are many sites to discover and to explore, combined to the Horn of Africa tour, the visited places in Sudan are the temples of Nagaa and Massawarat as well as the pyramids of Meroe. You visit also the Capital city of Khartoum as well as Omdurman and Shendi. But it is also possible to visit the rest of the country up on request of visitors.

The climate is cool in highlands, very hot in the deserts of Sudan. For touring Sudan, the best season is between September and January. Here below the sites you can visit in Sudan:

Massawarat & Nagaa Temples
The temples of Mussawarat es Sufra. Here the lion temple stands with its stunning reliefs depicting the king before the gods. The great enclosure that is a unique architectural style unlike any other in the Nile valley with a complex of temples, stores, and the place that served as a holy town where Meroitics came from afar on great pilgrimages. Nagaa, not far from Massawarat, is where the Amon Temple, the Roman kiosk and the Lion Temple is to visit.

Meroe Pyramids
Meroe, with more than 40 pyramids, some of them in perfectly preserved condition, is the pyramids of the Royal Necropolis. The Royal City of Meroe is located about 3 kms from the Nile, the pyramids of the Royal Necropolis were built on a hill surrounded by golden sand dunes. The cemetery was used by kings and queens from 270BCE through 320ACE.

Nuri Pyramids  
The pyramids of Nuri where the cemetery was found by the King Taharka(680BCE-669BCE) mentioned in the old testament for his 1st triumph over the Assyrians.

Kurru Royal cimetery
Kurru is the royal cemetery of the 25th dynasty kings and queens. Early archaeological work reveals that Kurru was a well fortified city with walls contemporary to the next oldest tombs estimated from 890 BC to 860BC). In the 25th dynasty, the reign of King Biye in 747 BC was the first Nubian king to claim the title of pharaoh, ordering the construction of his pyramid, others to follow later. In this cemetery, there are two burying chambers, going down stairs where  the paintings on the walls are well preserved. The 1st pyramid was for the King Tanut Amani, the 2nd one for his mother Queen Kalahata. A short 5 minute drive, there is a whole valley filled with petrified trees.

Jebel Barkal
Jebel Barkal, a massive isolated sand stone mountain 40 km downstream from the 4th cataract. 100 meter high and 200 meter long, with prominent cliffs and spectacular pinnacle 75 meters, this natural monument was a source of sacred myths among early Egyptians and Nubians. During the new kingdom and through the Nubian 25th dynasty, when Nubians ruled Egypt, Jebel Barkal town was known as Napata, its beautiful temples and palaces on the foot of the mountain will remain as the primary sanctuary of the kingdom where Nubian kings claimed their royal power and had to be confirmed and crowned by the god Amun who dwelt within the mountain. Later in 1870 ACE, the great musician Giuseppe Verdi was inspired when excavations revealed Nubians ruled Egypt from Napata whereupon he composed the legendary Opera Aida. There is a huge Amun temple, the temple of goddess Mut built within the mountain and the pyramids west of the mountains. Later in the afternoon, climb up the mountain of Jebel Barkal and enjoy the sunset overlooking temples and pyramids and the grand Nile where gods and goddesses once prevailed.

Old Dongola
Old Dongola; the land of Makuria one of Christian kingdoms (580 ACE – 1450 ACE). The center of this kingdom was built along the Nile shore, a complex of beautiful churches, offices and the palace were decorated and painted. Through the relics of the city, there is a column church, the crowning residence of the two floors built over a hill offering a beautiful view for the whole city, and the old monastery.

Kawa 
Kawa was an important religious and urban center in the Kushite Kingdom; while only one temple was built by the Egyptian King Tutankhamun, it gained its importance from the strategic geographical location at the end of the desert route connecting the city with Napata.

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