4104 x 2736 px | 34,7 x 23,2 cm | 13,7 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2. Mai 2009
Ort:
Musawwarat Es-Sufra, Naqa, Sudan
Weitere Informationen:
Sudan is the third largest country in Africa. It is a federal presidential representative democratic republic with a legal system based on Islamic law, since Islam is the predominant religion. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroe and others, most of which flourished along the Nile. During the pre-dynastic period Nubia and Nagadan Upper Egypt were identical, simultaneously evolved systems of pharaonic kingship by 3300 BC. Because of its proximity to Egypt, the Sudan participated in the wider history of the Near East inasmuch as it was Christianized by the 6th century, and Islamized in the 15th. Sudan is rarely visited by foreigners; yet it offers a wealth of historical treasures and extraordinary landscapes. Not to forget its amazingly welcoming people. At a short distance from Naqa, the temple of Musawwarat Es-Sufra is the largest set of Meroitic remains in Sudan. Covering 55, 000 m2, its purpose remains unclear, but the most favoured explanation is that it was a cult centre and pilgrimage site, possibly for Apedemak. The site consists of a large complex called The Great Enclosure, a rambling structure of low walls and toppled columns.
