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Jebel Barkal and The Cobra Temple of Sudan
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Jebel Barkal and The Cobra Temple of Sudan

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Justin Ames • 3 Comments

The small mountain of Jebel Barkal (also known as Gebel Barkal) and the area around it was the capital and spiritual center of the ancient black kingdoms of the Nile for nearly a millennium. Around 1450 BC, the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III extended his empire to the region and considered Jebel Barkal its southern limit. … Continue reading →

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