Shendi Travel Guide

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      Pyramids at bejrawiya
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see the Temple of Hathor at Nagaa

see the Temple of Hathor  at Nagaa, Shendi

 uglyscot Says:  The first monument to see on arrival at Nagaa is the Temple of Hathor [formerly called the Roman kiosk] a small square structure built in the Roman style of the 2nd. Or 3rd. Century AD. It is in a better state of preservation than the other monuments, though the roof is... 

See the temples at Nagaa

See the temples at Nagaa, Shendi

 uglyscot Says:  Nagaa is an interesting archaeological site. It has a well preserved Temple of Hathor, and several less well preserved Egyptian temples. The structure of the temples is still visible though much of the stone work has fallen. One building with pylon type entrance is in good... 

Visit Naga

Visit Naga, Shendi

 yurxlnc Says:  There are three monuments at Naga. The first one you see is actually a Roman kiosk in quite good repair. Further up the slope is a temple designed in the typical Egyptian style with temples, courtyards etc. It is in a fair state of delapidation.Even further up the hill as... 

see the Pyramids of Begrawiya

see the Pyramids of Begrawiya, Shendi

 yurxlnc Says:  There are more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt, but on a much smaller scale. The pyramids of Begrawia are steeper and smaller than the pyramids of Egypt. Most of them have lost their pointed tops because treasure hunters broke into them after one pyramid was found to have... 

The Amun Temple

The Amun Temple, Shendi

 uglyscot Says:  The temple is designed in the typical Egyptian style, with 3 distinct sections. 

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A poem

A poem, Shendi

 uglyscot Says:  .The Pyramids at Begrawiya. Vivid blood-red sun peeks over the horizonTurns the desert Gold, Pale lemon, grey.Flat topped massifs, pink and violetRanges, heaps of heat-eroded stoneHills float on a sea of mirage.Umbrella trees in rows and rowsLemon-frosted grasses at their... 

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Q:  Hi My boyfriend is in Shendi for about 2 months for PhD research and I am trying to help him find a place to stay. The hospice... 

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Shendi and nearby Archaeological sites

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 My trip to Shendi was specifically to visit the Cemetries of Bejrawiya with their pyramids, and then on the return journey to go to Mussawarat as Sufrah and Nagaa. We managed the first two, but as we... 

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Shendi, Sudan

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 SHENDI, a town in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in the mudiria (province) of Berber, on the right bank of the Nile in 18 I N., 33 59 E., and 104 m. N.N.W. of Khartum by rail. Shendi possesses small... 

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Shendi

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 What is there to say about Shendi? I have no idea. From what I've heard, it is a typical town in northern Sudan, nothing special, nothing terrible, just ordinary. It does, however, lie close to the... 

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Shendi, gateway to the pyramids

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 We have been to Shendi by road and through it by rail. By rail was an experience because we saw people racing to the train as it arrived at the station, offering water, boiled eggs or hand woven... 

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