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PETER BOEKAMP

Sudan

Northern Sudan Tour, 2019

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  • The archaeological site of Kerma (or Dukki Gel) with residential quarters of the main city surrounding the Western Deffufa (the mud-brick structure), 40 km north of Dongola, Northern Sudan
  • Kerma (or Dukki Gel) was the capital city of the Kerma culture, which was located in present-day Sudan at least 5500 years ago
  • Kerma (or Dukki Gel) reached its peak around 1800 BC to 1600 BC, when it was capital of the Kingdom of Kush and an important trade centre during Egypt's Middle Kingdom
  • Statues of pharaohs of the Nubian Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt discovered near Kerma, displayed in the Kerma Museum founded by Charles Bonnett
  • Three young women visiting the Kerma Museum
  • Ferrymen on the River Nile, near Old Dongola, Northern Sudan
  • The archaeological site of Old Dongola, where the ruins of a Christian Coptic temple with marble columns as well as several churches are situated on the banks of the River Nile
  • Beehive tombs, Old Dongola, Northern Sudan
  • Beehive tombs, Old Dongola, Northern Sudan
  • View from the top of Jebel Barkal at sunset, an isolated red sandstone mountain near the town of Karima, Northern Sudan
  • View of the River Nile from the top of Jebel Barkal at sunset, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • View of the River Nile from the top of Jebel Barkal at sunset, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • View from the top of Jebel Barkal at sunset, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • View from the top of Jebel Barkal at sunset, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • Local people on top of Jebel Barkal taking selfies at sunset, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • Our group shares a cup of coffee or spiced tea, Karima, Northern Sudan
  • Group of children near the archaeological site of El Kurru, Northern Sudan
  • Group of children near the archaeological site of El Kurru, Northern Sudan
  • Wall paintings in the tomb of King Tantamani (Tanwetamani), part of the royal cemetery, El Kurru archaeological site, Northern Sudan
  • Wall paintings in the tomb of King Tantamani (Tanwetamani), part of the royal cemetery, El Kurru archaeological site, Northern Sudan
  • Wall painting in the tomb of King Tantamani (Tanwetamani), part of the royal cemetery, El Kurru archaeological site, Northern Sudan
  • Site of petrified wood in the desert near Old Dongola
  • Site of petrified wood in the desert near Old Dongola
  • Site of petrified wood in the desert near Old Dongola
  • Sudanese woman preparing coffee or tea, Northern Sudan
  • Sudanese woman preparing coffee or tea, Northern Sudan
  • A nomad surrounded by our crew: Local guide Mohamed, driver Hawari, driver Abd Al Nasir (top), cook Moussa and driver Mudschahid, Bayuda Desert, Northern Sudan
  • Landscape Bayuda Desert, Northern Sudan
  • Landscape Bayuda Desert, Northern Sudan
  • Landscape Bayuda Desert, Northern Sudan

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