Argo Island
| Argo Island | ||
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| Waters | Nile | |
| Geographical location | 19 ° 30 ′ N , 30 ° 25 ′ E | |
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The Argo Island is a Sudanese island in the Nile . The island is south of the third cataract and about 40 kilometers north of the town of Donqula . The island gained fame through the village of Tabo in the southern part of the island and the temple there . The sandstone temple was dedicated to the Egyptian god of wind and fertility Amun and is one of the most important archaeological sites in Sudan.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tabo (Tebo) temple on the Nile island of Argo. Retrieved September 19, 2017 .
- ^ Archaeological Sites in Sudan. (No longer available online.) June 23, 2007, archived from the original on June 23, 2007 ; accessed on September 19, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Friedrich W. Hinkel: Nubien .
