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A heavily-laden bus travels across the Nubian Desert east of the River Nile in Northern Sudan.
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A temple guardian stands in front of the facade of Abu Simbel. The entire site was moved 200m in the 1960s in order to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
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A merchant plies his trade from a donkey cart in the small village of Soleb,close to the River Nile.
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A Nubian man squats beside an old water container at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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An attractive Nubian woman in bright clothing,the lower part of her face covered by her headscarf.
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An over-crowded old Bedford bus travels along the main road from Khartoum to Shendi,a centuries old market town on the River Nile.
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A man rides his donkey in a village at the foot of Jebel Barkal Mountain carrying a load of maize stalks for cattle fodder.
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A Nubian girl stand in an archway at the village of Qubbat Selim. Traditional Nubian architecture. Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine archway to a house and its courtyard at Qubbat Selim.
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A fruit stall in the important market town of Shendi on the River Nile,northeast of Khartoum.
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A Nubian man rides his camel down one of the main,dusty streets of Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.The curved,raised pattern on the walls is made with the serrated edge of a wood trowel or rake.
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Three women relax outside a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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The Temple of Philae stands on an island in Lake Nasser and is a popular day trip from Aswan,Egypt
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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A Nubian boatman at the helm of his felucca,a wooden sailing boat that plies the waters of the River Nile in Egypt and The Sudan.
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A Nubian boatman on his felucca,a wooden sailing boat that plies the waters of the River Nile in Egypt and The Sudan.
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At the foot of Jebel Barkal Mountain,a man leads his camel laden with dried date palm fronds to his home where they will be used as wind-breaks.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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A Nubian man displays his sword at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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A Nubian man and his camel at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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A Nubian man squats beside earthenware water containers,which keep water cool in the heat of the day. The village where he lives on the River Nile,close to Shaallal arraabia or the 4th Cataract,will be flooded in 2008 when a huge Arab funded,Chinese-built,hydroelectric dam will be completed. Already,some villages have been relocated to irrigated land far away.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine doorway into the courtyard of a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims.
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A finely carved painted door graces the arched entrance to a house compound at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration..
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A Nubian woman stands outside her home constructed of stone with a flat earth roof.
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Carvings depict prisoners captured in battle by Ramses II at Abu Simbel. The entire site was moved 200m in the 1960s in order to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
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The Temple of Philae stands on an island in Lake Nasser and is a popular day trip from Aswan,Egypt
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A merchant plies his trade from a donkey cart in the small village of Soleb,close to the River Nile.
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A woman with a bowl of fresh dates stands beside a finely carved painted door gracing the entrance to a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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A Nubian woman, her face covered by her headscarf to denote her Muslim belief, stands outside the verandah of her home.The style of verandah arch is typical of the Nubian people.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces. .
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A temple guardian stands in front of the facade of Abu Simbel. The entire site was moved 200m in the 1960s in order to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser,Egypt
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The Kiosk of Trajan built in 167 AD at the more ancient Philae Temple near Aswan.
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The lodge of the Temple of Philae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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The fallen head of Ramses II at Abu Simbel,dislodged during an earthquake in 27BC. The entire site was moved 200m in the 1960s in order to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser,Egypt
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels.
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The Temple of Philae stands on an island in Lake Nasser and is a popular day trip from Aswan,Egypt
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In early morning sunlight,a donkey rider passes irrigated fields along the banks of the River Nile near Shaallal arraabia or the 4th Cataract. This stretch of the river will be flooded in 2008 when a huge Arab funded,Chinese-built,hydro-electric dam will be completed. Already,some villages have been re-located to irrigated land far away.
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels.
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels
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A camel rider drives his camels through a sandstorm on the southeast edge of the Northern or Libyan Desert,which forms a part of the Sahara Desert.
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A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile,his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and furrows.
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Farras Cathedral, frescoes and murals from ruined Nubian churches, dating from the 8th to the 15th centuries, The National Museum, Khartoum, Sudan, Africa
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Traditional old nubian fisherman rowing up River Nile in wooden boat
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Camel traders drive camels through the southeast edge of the Northern or Libyan Desert,which forms a part of the Sahara Desert.Traders are accustomed to buying camels at Darfur in Western Sudan and drive them on an age-old route to a camel market in Southern Egypt,which takes them forty days.
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As the sun goes down after a blistering day,an old man rides home on his donkey.
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Temple of Apademak (the lion-god), erected in the 1st century AD by King Natekamani, Old Temple of Naga, The Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan, Africa
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A camel trader drives his camels through a sandstorm on the southeast edge of the Northern or Libyan Desert,which forms a part of the Sahara Desert.Traders are accustomed to buying camels at Darfur in Western Sudan and drive them on an age-old route to a camel market in Southern Egypt,which takes them forty days.
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Kertassi temple, Kalabsha island, Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Nubian women in colourful attire walk beneath date palms at Old Dongola.
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young nubian ibex starring at camera in Ein-Gedi Israel
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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Egypt, Aswan. Shuttered windows keep out the fierce heat on these decorated Nubian houses.
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Nubian man in desert, near St. Simeon's monastery, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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A Nubian woman, her face covered by her headscarf to denote her Muslim belief, stands outside the verandah of her home.The style of verandah arch is typical of the Nubian people.
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Floodlit temple facade and colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims.
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