Summary

Today, Old Dongola is an abandoned settlement on the banks of the Nile in northern Sudan. Hundreds of years ago, however, this place looked very different. During the Middle Ages, Old Dongola was the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria , which adopted Christianity in the sixth century. Nearly 700 years after the fall of the kingdom, many medieval buildings have survived beneath the desert, including the remains of churches and monasteries.

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