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Locals passing on donkeys
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Inside the temple dedicated to the god Apedemak.
Locals stopping to check out the tourists.. us
Talk about a hard life on the Sudanese desert
Picnic lunch under the shade of a tree in the mid day heat
We carried all the food provisions for daily lunch including tables, chairs and eating utensils
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Locals waiting for food that we do not eat. We gladly give them all that is left over from the lunch. They are very grateful.
Traveling in style across the Sudanese desert
The truck breaks down and we all get out to jump start it by pushing. It worked.
Here comes another truck
Naqa is a ruined ancient city of the Kushitic Kingdom of Meroe in modern-day Sudan. It is one of the largest ruined sites in the country and indicates an important ancient city once stood in the location. The site has two notable temples, one devoted to Amun and the other to Apedemak which also has a Roman kiosk nearby. Amun temple of Naqa
The site of Naqa is one of the two centers that developed during the Meroitic period. In Naqa, in a typical Saharan environment with rocks and sand, we find a temple dedicated to Apedemak (1st Century A.D.).
A wonderful building with bas-relief decorations depicting the god with a lions head, the Pharaoh, nobleman and several ritual images.
Local guide. He was very interesting in describing this temple
The Temple of Amun is an archaeological site at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Khartoum near Karima.
Our land cruisers parked in the shade of a tree
The Temple of Amun, one of the larger temples at Jebel Barkal, is considered sacred to the local population. Not only was the Amun temple a main centre of what at one time was considered to be an almost universal religion, but, along with the other archaeological sites at Jebel Barkal, it was representative of the revival of Egyptian religious values.

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