Gebel Barkal
Also known as Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Sudan
Inscribed
2003
Area
183 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gebel Barkal is about 250 km west of Atbarah. The nearest other World Heritage site is Island of Meroe, about 270 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dongola · about 26,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Berber · about 50,000 peopleabout 240 km east
- Atbarah · about 169,000 peopleabout 250 km east
- Ad-Damir · about 104,000 peopleabout 250 km south-east
- Shendi · about 187,000 peopleabout 270 km south-east
- Omdurman · about 2,395,000 peopleabout 330 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SudanCultural269 km away
EgyptCultural423 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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