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Karīma · كريمة | ||
State | Shamālīya | |
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Residents | unknown | |
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height | 255 m | |
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Karima, Arabic:كريمة, Karīma / Kurīma / Kuraima, is a small town in North Sudan in the Sudanese State ash-Shamālīya. It is located on the western bank of the Nile, about 400 kilometers north of al-Charṭūm and 9 kilometers (as the crow flies) north of the city Marawī. The city is immediately north of the Jebel al-Barkal located.
background
getting there
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By plane
The closest airport is the 1 Merowe Airport(IATA: MWE). There are probably no scheduled flights to this airport.
By train
Karīma has the 2 Karīma Railway Station in the east of the city near the Nile. Trains to al-Charṭūm and Wādī Ḥalfā but only run once every fortnight.
By bus
There's that in the east of the city 3 Karīma bus station. Buses go to and from al-Charṭūm (about 5 hours driving time for the 450 km long route) and Dunqulā (about two and a half hours, 200 kilometers, 150 SDG). Buses run from Dunqulā to al-Charṭūm and Wādī Ḥalfā.
In the street
By boat
It is possible that passenger ships still operate between Karīma and Dunqulā, if the water level is sufficient, between July and February. The journey takes about two to four days, depending on the direction.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Abbasid mosque (مسجد العباسية) (at the southeast corner of the cemetery). (18 ° 32 '25 "N.31 ° 50 ′ 18 ″ E)
- 2 Mahjub Jafar Mosque (مسجد المرحوم محجوب جعفر, Masǧid al-Marḥūm Maḥǧūb Ǧaʿffar) (18 ° 32 '28 "N.31 ° 50 ′ 43 "E)
- 3 graveyard(18 ° 32 ′ 31 ″ N.31 ° 50 ′ 14 ″ E)
activities
shop
kitchen
accommodation
- 1 Nubian Rest House (Karima Nubian rest-house). Tel.: 249 (0)11 554 5201, (0)18 348 7961, Email: [email protected]. Non-smoking boutique hotel with 22 rooms, restaurant, garden and internet within sight of the Jebel al-Barkal. Room with air conditioning. Hotel belongs to the ITC Italian Tourism. People who are not guests of the hotel can also use the restaurant if they reserve in advance.(18 ° 32 '34 "N.31 ° 49 ′ 51 ″ E)
- 2 Ahmed Mousa Guest House. Tel.: 249 (0)91 258 5462. Hotel with simple rooms. Rooms have a fan. The owner Ahmed works as a ticket seller in the museum on Jebel al-Barkal.(18 ° 32 ′ 19 ″ N.31 ° 50 ′ 2 ″ E)
- 3 Al Nasser Hotel (فندق النصر, Al Nassr Hotel). Tel.: 249 (0)91 502 4195. (18 ° 32 '54 "N.31 ° 50 ′ 47 "E)
- Allright hotel
- 4 El Shamalia Hotel(18 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N.31 ° 50 ′ 47 "E)
health
- 1 Karīma General Hospital(18 ° 32 '52 "N.31 ° 50 ′ 41 ″ E)
Practical advice
trips
- Pyramids of 4 Nūrī, 5 Jebel al-Barkal and pyramids of 6 al-Kurru.
- Petrified forest near al-Kurru.
- 7 Merowe Dam, which is northeast of Karīma is located.
- Marawī and the Wādī al-Ghazalī with the Ghazalī monastery and fortresses.