Karima (Kuraymah)
Karima is a town in Northern State in Sudan some 400 km from Khartoum on a loop of the Nile.
Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima. Beside it are the ruins of Napata, a city-state of ancient Nubia on the west bank of the Nile River, including the temples of Amun and Mut.
The Shaigiya tribe lived around Karima and Korti, but suffered for their support of the British against the Mahdi.
The land around Karima is a center for cultivation of Barakawi dates.
Karima is a terminus of a branch narrow gauge railway of the Sudan Railways system.
Halfway between Karima and El-Kurru there is an area with a large number of petrified trees.
Karima has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima. Beside it are the ruins of Napata, a city-state of ancient Nubia on the west bank of the Nile River, including the temples of Amun and Mut.
The Shaigiya tribe lived around Karima and Korti, but suffered for their support of the British against the Mahdi.
The land around Karima is a center for cultivation of Barakawi dates.
Karima is a terminus of a branch narrow gauge railway of the Sudan Railways system.
Halfway between Karima and El-Kurru there is an area with a large number of petrified trees.
Karima has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
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Country - Sudan
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Sudan's history goes back to the Pharaonic period, witnessing the Kingdom of Kerma (c. 2500–1500 BC), the subsequent rule of the Egyptian New Kingdom (c. 1500 BC–1070 BC) and the rise of the Kingdom of Kush (c. 785 BC–350 AD), which would in turn control Egypt itself for nearly a century. After the fall of Kush, the Nubians formed the three Christian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia, with the latter two lasting until around 1500. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, most of Sudan was gradually settled by Arab nomads. From the 16th to the 19th centuries, central and eastern Sudan were dominated by the Funj sultanate, while Darfur ruled the west and the Ottomans the east.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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SDG | Sudanese pound | جس. | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
EN | English language |