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Kageras

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97: 39:. The wall was once about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and is still well preserved. On every corner, there are round towers. In the north, there is an entrance. It is doubtful whether this 35 by 35 metres (115 ft × 115 ft) wide site was inhabited continuously. It appears to be more like a refuge for Christian from attacking nomads. A 1966-1969 American - Swiss expedition examined the site. 163: 134: 153: 158: 127: 120: 58: 32: 96: 35:. During the tenth or eleventh century, a church was built here. A defensive wall was added in the 104: 36: 48:
Ch.Maystre: "Fouilles américano-suisses aux églises de Kageras, Ukma Est et Sonqi Sud", in
147: 73: 60: 52:, E. Dinkler (ed.), Recklinghausen 1970, S. 181-208 (German language) 24: 20: 28: 103:
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108: 50:Kunst und Geschichte Nubiens in christlicher Zeit 128: 31:, about halfway between the third and second 8: 135: 121: 164:Sudanese building and structure stubs 27:, it lies on the eastern side of the 7: 93: 91: 107:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 95: 19:is a late medieval era fort in 1: 154:Archaeological sites in Sudan 159:Nubian architecture in Sudan 180: 90: 23:. Located in Upper 70: /  116: 115: 171: 137: 130: 123: 99: 92: 85: 84: 82: 81: 80: 75: 71: 68: 67: 66: 63: 37:late Middle Ages 179: 178: 174: 173: 172: 170: 169: 168: 144: 143: 142: 141: 88: 78: 76: 72: 69: 64: 61: 59: 57: 56: 45: 12: 11: 5: 177: 175: 167: 166: 161: 156: 146: 145: 140: 139: 132: 125: 117: 114: 113: 100: 74:21.13°N 30.7°E 54: 53: 44: 41: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 176: 165: 162: 160: 157: 155: 152: 151: 149: 138: 133: 131: 126: 124: 119: 118: 112: 110: 106: 101: 98: 94: 89: 86: 83: 51: 47: 46: 42: 40: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 109:expanding it 102: 87: 55: 49: 16: 15: 79:21.13; 30.7 77: / 148:Categories 43:References 33:cataract 65:30°42′E 62:21°08′N 17:Kageras 25:Nubia 21:Sudan 105:stub 29:Nile 150:: 136:e 129:t 122:v 111:.

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