Sanam

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Sanam is an archaeological site in Sudan’s Napatan region, known for its ancient Kushite remains and its inclusion in the UNESCO-listed Gebel Barkal and associated sites.

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Sanam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Meroitic period ⓘ
Napatan period ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
culture Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
excavatedBy Francis Llewellyn Griffith ⓘ
excavationEndDate 1913 ⓘ
excavationStartDate 1912 ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf Kushite cemeteries ⓘ
Kushite palaces ⓘ
Kushite temples ⓘ
administrative buildings ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Gebel Barkal ⓘ
linked to: Jebel Barkal
heritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor Kushite necropolis ⓘ
linked to: El-Kurru necropolis

Napatan-period architecture ⓘ
ancient Kushite remains ⓘ
locatedIn Napatan region ⓘ
linked to: Napata

Nubia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDayState Northern State, Sudan ⓘ
locatedNear Jebel Barkal ⓘ
Merowe ⓘ
locatedOn east bank of the Nile ⓘ
partOf Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region ⓘ
archaeological landscape of Gebel Barkal ⓘ
periodOfFlourishing 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
region Middle Nile Valley ⓘ
significantFor study of Kushite religion ⓘ
study of Kushite urbanism ⓘ
study of Napatan royal administration ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2003 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true ⓘ

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