Merowe
in Northern, Sudan
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Merowe Airport (2 mi) - El Debba Airport (64 mi)
- Dongola Airport (102 mi)
- Atbara Airport (157 mi)
- Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 18.470 and 31.811 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 18° 28' 13" and E 31° 48' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - SDG
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:46 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 6:11 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -17.850 and -149.133 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vairo - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Sudan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sudan. Last Update: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Explore Merowe
Merowe in Northern with it's 10,234 inhabitants is a city in Sudan about 207 mi (or 333 km) north of Khartoum, the country's capital.
Local time in Merowe is now 11:46 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Khartoum with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 4 airports in the vicinity of Merowe. The closest airport in Sudan is Merowe Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), North.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dongola, Ed Damer, Khartoum, Wad Madani and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 39°C / 103 °F
| Morning Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 41°C / 106 °F |
| Night Temperature | 32°C / 89 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 7% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
38°C (101 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
38°C (100 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
37°C (99 °F)
30°C (86 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Merowe Airport
Merowe Airport is an airport serving Merowe in Sudan.
Merowe, Sudan
Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres north of Khartoum. It is the site of the Merowe Dam project.
Sanam, Sudan
Sanam is a modern village in Sudan. Here were found the remains of an ancient town which flourished mainly in the Napatan-Period. This are perhaps the remains of Napata, the capital of the Kushite empire from about 800 to 300 BC. Parts of the town were excavated in 1912 to 1913 by Francis Llewellyn Griffith. He found the remains of a badly preserved temple and of building he called treasury. Most importantly he excavated a big cemetery belonging to the inhabitants of the town.
Hillat al-Arab
Hillat al-Arab (also Hillat el-Arab) is a former village and now an archaeological site in Sudan. It is located about 3 kilometres south of Jebel Barkal. An Italian expedition discovered a graveyard at this site, which dates to the period of ca. 1200 to 750 BC. This locality is of particular importance because there are very few Nubian remains from that era. it dates to the period just before the beginning of the Kingdom of Kush.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Merowe.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Merowe, Merawi, Marawī, MWE
