Kulb East
in Northern, Sudan
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Wadi Halfa Airport (76 mi) -
Abu Simbel Airport (110 mi) - Dongola Airport (132 mi)
- Shark El Oweinat International Airport (164 mi)
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 21.050 and 30.667 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 21° 2' 59" and E 30° 40' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - SDG
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:43 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 5:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -22.451 and -151.342 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Moerai - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Sudan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sudan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Kulb East
Kulb East in Northern is a place in Sudan about 399 mi (or 642 km) north of Khartoum, the country's capital city.
Current time in Kulb East is now 06:43 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Khartoum with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 4 airports near Kulb East. The closest airport in Sudan is Wadi Halfa Airport in a distance of 76 mi (or 122 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae in Egypt at a distance of 108 mi (or 174 km).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dongola, Aswan, Ed Damer, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kulb
Kulb is a village on the Nile in northern Sudan. It has been inhabited since the time of the Christian kingdom of Makuria. Until the 15th century, it was in a remote area, serving as a retreat for Christians in Nubia. The domed Kulubnarti church, located on Kulubnarti (Kulb Island), is the only known example of a Christian center plan building in Lower Nubia.
Kulubnarti
Kulubnarti is a 1 mile long island in Northern Sudan. Situated in the Nile, about 100 miles south of the Egyptian border, it is part of the village of Kulb. Until the fifteenth century, this was a remote area. It was the last known refuge for Christians in Nubia, while Islam spread to the south. It has been inhabited since the time of the Christian kingdom of Makuria, approximately 1100 AD.
