Doukki Gel, or Dukki Gel, was an ancient Nubian settlement. Dukki Gel was inhabited between 1800 BC to 400 AD and was occupied by a coalition of African rulers from the south around 1700 BC during the Classical Kerma period, and later by Ancient Egyptian and Nubian officials during the new kingdom period.[1] The settlement is located less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the city of Kerma,[1] and settlement shows distinctive Sub Saharan influences architecturally distinct from Kerma with more rounded structures.[2]
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| Location | Northern State, Sudan |
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| Region | Nubia |
| Coordinates | 19°36′36.58″N 30°24′46.65″E / 19.6101611°N 30.4129583°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| Part of | Kerma culture |
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| Condition | In ruins |
During the Egyptian conquest in the new kingdom, the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt Thutmose I founded a new city neighbouring Dukki Gel just North of it.[3][4]
Etymology
editDoukki Gel means "red hill" in a Nubian dialect and was named by archaeologists.
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