Merowe

Merowe is a city in Northern Sudan, along the southern banks of the Nile.

Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, located along the Nile River about 330 kilometers north of Khartoum. It is famous for the nearby Merowe Dam, the ancient ruins of Gebel Barkal, and should not be confused with the distinct ancient city of Meroë further south

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, the battle of Merowe was fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rapid support forces. By 21 April 2023, the Sudanese military and the Egyptian army pushed the RSF out the city.

• By bus from Khartoum to Karima, ~5 hours (450 km). From Dongola it takes 2-3 hours (200 km).
• 18.4531.8331 Merowe Airport (MWE  ^IATA). As of Oct 2019, it did not seem to be operating.  (updated Oct 2019)

• 18.53333331.8166671 Gebel Barkal (Jebel Barkal). The name Gebel Barkal specifically refers to a prominent hill used since antiquity for navigation. At the base of the hill lie several ancient temples and palaces, with even more spread out along a 60 km stretch of the Nile, just upriver from Merowe. Together, these sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region  
• 18.53283331.8284722 Jebel Barkal Museum. An archaeological museum on the eastern side of the archeological area of Jebel Barkal.  (updated Dec 2018)

• 18.40923131.7710033 Pyramids and tombs at El-Kurru. El-Kurru was one of the royal cemeteries used by the Nubian royal family. Most of the pyramids date to the early part of the Kushite period, from Alara of Nubia (795–752 BC) to King Nastasen (335–315 BC).  (updated Dec 2018)

• 18.55486231.8404281 Al-Nassr hotel, Karima.  (updated Dec 2018)

• Dongola
• Khartoum