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View from the restaurant.

Decor inside the hotel and restaurant came mainly from Italy with a rustic and elegant charm. Totally differnent from the rest of Sudan. An oasis.

All buildings were made of brick covered by hand spread clay plaster as used in the Nubian era.

Front entrance from the town

The detail and age of the doors was very unique

Map indicating where Karima,Old Dodngola are located in relation to the Egyptian Border

Closer look at the location in northern Sudan

One of the only lions you will find chiseled turning its head to its left

Local shop keeper with colorful clothing

Security guard sleeps in a bed up in the tree in the evening.

Our trip tour guide explaining the large pots under the trees

Jebel Barkal, the table-topped mountain hanging on the town’s south side, was sacred ground for the Egyptians at the time of the 18th-dynasty Pharaohs. Both they and the Kushites believed that the mountain was home to the god Amun

Hameed in front of Jebel Barkal

Statue of Ram. Also note the fingernails of Hameed. He is a newly weed less than a month. As part of the ceremony in Sudan the men have theire fingere nails and toe nails painted red. The brides have Henna painted on their hands and arms.

Naga's Temple of Amun. Naga consists of a large and well preserved Temple of Amun dating from the 1st century and the Lion Temple dedicated to the lion-headed god Apedemak. The exact purpose of the site remains unclear as it’s located in an area that has never really been inhabited.

Jebel means mountain in Arabic. At the foot of the red sandstone mountain, considered holy since the ancient times, there is a big temple, dedicated to the Pharaohs of the New Reign and to their patron, Amon.

At the base of the mountain are some well-preserved pyramids (pictured), the Temple of Amun and the fresco-decorated Temple of Mut dedicated to the Egyptian sky goddess.

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