Napata

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The last standing pillars of the temple of Amun at the foot of Jebel Barkal
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The last standing pillars of the temple of Amun at the foot of Jebel Barkal

Napata was a city on the west bank of the Nile river, some 400 km north of Khartoum, the present capital of Sudan. It was built around 1450 BC, by the Egyptians[citation needed].