Gebel Barkal
Sacred mountain and Amun temple at Napata, capital of Kush; a holy site across Egyptian, Kushite and Meroitic eras. UNESCO-listed.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1,450 BCE mainstream
Amun temple founded source - 1,450 BCE mainstream
Thutmose III fortifies it as Egypt's southern limit source - 800 BCE mainstream
Kushite kings of Napata expand the temples source - 270 BCE mainstream
royal burials shift to Meroë source
Where
18.5350° N, 31.8283° E
Sources
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.