Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal

Temple of Amun

Southwest view of Amun Temple at Jebel Barkal
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Location	Karima, Northern State, Sudan
Region	Nubia
Coordinates	18°32′7″N 31°49′50″E / 18.53528°N 31.83056°E / 18.53528; 31.83056
Type	Sanctuary
Part of	Jebel Barkal
History
Builder	Probably Thutmose III
Founded	13th century BC
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Designated	2003 (27th session)
Reference no.	1073
Region	Arab States

The Temple of Amun is an archaeological site at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan. It is situated about 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of Khartoum near Karima. The temple stands near a large bend of the Nile River, in the region that was called Nubia in ancient times. The Temple of Amun, one of the largest temples at Jebel Barkal, is considered sacred to the local population. Not only was the Amun temple a main centre of what at one time was considered to be an almost universal religion, but, along with the other archaeological sites at Jebel Barkal, it was representative of the revival of Egyptian religious values.^[1] Up to the middle of the 19th century, the temple was subjected to vandalism, destruction, and indiscriminate plundering, before it came under state protection.^[2]