Sudan

The settlement is located in a beautiful valley crossed by hills. Here the ruins of a very big temple are visible.

Carved items on the columns have survived the elements for centuries

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The size of the temple is enormous

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Trying to hide in some shade from the heat of the day

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These are the walls of another temple restored by a German Archaeological mission dedicated to the god Apedemak., The Lion Temple.

Apademak, was a lion-headed warrior god worshiped by the Meroitic peoples inhabiting Nubia

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