Naqa

River Nile State · Sudan

Naqa, Sudan
Photo: Lepsius-Projekt_tw_1-2-141.jpg: Karl Richard Lepsius (1810–1884) Spanky Ham derivative work: JMCC1 (talk), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
November to February
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not-accessible
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A ruined Kushite city in the desert, home to a lion temple and a curious kiosk blending Egyptian, Roman and local styles. Its temples reflect the meeting of cultures in ancient Meroitic Nubia.

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