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Temple of Amun, Gebel Barkal

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan2003

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

Criterion (iii): Gebel Barkal and the other sites of the property bear an exceptional witness of the Napato-Meroitic (Kushite) civilization that prevailed in the Nile Valley from the 9th Century BC to the Christianization of the country in the 6th Century. This civilization had strong links to the northern Pharaonic and other African cultures.

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  • Title: Temple of Amun, Gebel Barkal
  • Creator: Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan
  • Date Created: 2003
  • Location: Sudan
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
  • Date of Inscription: 2003
  • Category of Site: Cultural site
UNESCO World Heritage

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