Mussawarat es-Suffra

Local nameالمصورات الصفراء
LocationShendi, Sudan

Musawwarat es-Sufra, also known as Al-Musawarat Al-Sufra, is a large Meroitic temple complex in modern Sudan, dating back to the early Meroitic period of the 3rd century BC. It is located in a large basin surrounded by low sandstone hills in the western Butana, 180 km northeast of Khartoum, 20 km north of Naqa and approximately 25 km south-east of the Nile. Its MGRS coordinates: 36QWD3477214671. With Meroë and Naqa it is known as the Island of Meroe, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011. Constructed in sandstone, the main features of the site include the Great Enclosure, the Lion Temple of Apedemak and the Great Reservoir. Most significant is the number of representations of elephants, suggesting that this animal played an important role at Musawwarat es-Sufra.

Tags Archaeological SiteUNESCOHeritageTemple
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musawwarat_es-Sufra

Official Website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1336

Address Sudan

Coordinates 16°24'43.877" N 33°19'48.247" E

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