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Not to be confused with the archaeological site Meroë much further upriver.

Gebel Barkal, the hill.

Merowe is a city in Northern Sudan, along the southern banks of the Nile.

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The last standing pillars of Napata's temple of Amun at the foot of Jebel Barkal.
  • Gebel Barkal (, also: Jebel Barkal). The name Gebel Barkal specifically refers to a prominent hill used since antiquity for navigation. At the base of the hill lie several ancient temples and palaces, with even more spread out along a 60 km stretch of the Nile, just upriver from Merowe. Together, these sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

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