Alodia
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Alodia, also known as Alwa, was a medieval kingdom in what is now central Sudan. Its capital was the city of Soba, located near modern-day Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers.
Soba during the excavations in late 2019
Kushite bronze figurine, 1st century BC. The Meroitic inscription on its underside identifies the captive individual as a Nubian king.
The remains of the fortress of Umm Marrahi near Omdurman, dating to the 6th century
Cross graffito from Musawwarat es-Sufra
Ja'alin tribe
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The Ja'alin, Ja'aliya, Ja'aliyin or Ja'al are a Sudanese Arab tribe in Sudan. They are also called "Ja'alin proper" to differentiate them from the Ja'alin federation, which includes a variety of Sudan
Warrior from the tribe of the Ja'alin
A genealogy of the Ja'alin published by Harold MacMichael in 1922. The Ja'alin trace their origin to a certain Ibrahim Ja'al (5th from top) and ultimately al-Abbas, uncle of Prophet Muhammad
Drawing of Mek Nimr by Linant de Bellefonds, c. 1821
Man riding a donkey in Shendi