Qeili
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 Mount Qeili is the object that is surrounded with a yellow border. The semicircular elevation next to it represents a remnant of the former volcanic cone. Together with the remaining elevations in the vicinity, this forms the Qeili volcano complex . |
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| height | 539 m | |
| location | Sudan | |
| Mountains | Qeili volcano complex on the Butana Plateau | |
| Coordinates | 15 ° 30 '38 " N , 33 ° 46' 58" E | |
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| Age of the rock | from the Ordovician | |
| First ascent | unknown | |
The mountain Qeili (mostly Jebel Qeili , alternative spellings : Djebel Qeili , Jebel Keheili , Jabal Keheili , Jabal Qeli and similar; the first word is the transcription for the Arabic word mountain) is a former volcanic mountain in eastern Sudan .
geography
Qeili is located around 150 km east of Khartoum in the Butana region , which is largely dominated by desert.
It rises 539 m above mean sea level , making it the highest point in the Qeili volcano complex .
This granite formation was initially a volcano and was created by a cauldron collapse in the geological period of the Ordovician . After the collapse of two sections, only a large elevation, Mount Qeili, and a semicircular smaller ridge of the volcano mountain remained.
Recent history
The southernmost evidence of the kingdom of Kush was found here , including a rock carving, which is a monument to victory for Shorakaror and a cave with images of the gods of Amun , Mut and perhaps Chons on the ceiling.