Sudanese Museum is one of the main attractions of Sudan. The
National Museum of Sudan is the largest museum in Sudan. Located on El Neel Avenue in
KhartoumKhartoum is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
, the museum contains works from different epochs of
Sudanese historyThe history of Sudan is marked by influences on Sudan from neighboring areas and world powers...
. Among the exhibits are two Egyptian temples of Buhen and Semna which were originally built by Queen Hatshepsut and Pharaoh Tuthmosis III respectively but relocated to Khartoum upon the flooding of
Lake NasserLake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly, "Lake Nasser" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory , with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia...
.
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Sudanese Museum is one of the main attractions of Sudan. The
National Museum of Sudan is the largest museum in Sudan. Located on El Neel Avenue in
KhartoumKhartoum is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
, the museum contains works from different epochs of
Sudanese historyThe history of Sudan is marked by influences on Sudan from neighboring areas and world powers...
. Among the exhibits are two Egyptian temples of Buhen and Semna which were originally built by Queen Hatshepsut and Pharaoh Tuthmosis III respectively but relocated to Khartoum upon the flooding of
Lake NasserLake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly, "Lake Nasser" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory , with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia...
. It was founded in 1971.