The road in front of our simple guesthouse, Karima |
Nameless guesthouse in Karima (N18 32.705/E031 49.965) |
The kitchen of the guesthouse in Karima |
One of Mahmoud's best meals - or we were really hungry |
Karen in Karima |
Broken down Commer truck that's a landmark in front of the guesthouse |
Commer, a British manufacturer 1905-1979 |
The Nubian Rest House, unfortunately not ours... |
The Nubian Rest House, Karima |
The Nubian Rest House, Karima |
The Nubian Rest House, Karima |
The Nubian Rest House, Karima |
We splurged one night and had dinner at the Nubian Rest House |
Nubian Rest House - with flushing toilets! |
Brick dome, Nubian Rest House |
Coffee Table Book - Sudan, the Land and the People |
Tadamon Islamic Bank, Karima-Sudan |
El Haramien Modern Pharmacy, Karima |
The old souq near the river, Karima |
The old souq on a non-market day, Karima |
Brick arcade of the Old Souq, Karima |
Karima Souq |
The banks of the Nile at Karima |
The banks of the Nile at Karima |
Horse grazing by the river in front of an old riverboat |
The Nile is no longer used as a regular means of transport in Sudan |
Sudan's Nile fleet left high and dry on the banks of the river at Karima |
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Dinghy on the Nile, Karima |
Too bad one of these wasn't kept afloat - the Nile in Sudan would be ideal for river boat cruises |
Abandoned Nile Steamer, Karima |
Abandoned Nile Steamer, Karima |
Even the name of the ship has faded away |
A second large river boat abandoned on the river bank at Karima |
I'm surprised no one has acquired that nice wooden steering wheel yet... |
Another nameless boat at Karima |
Abandoned Nile riverboat fleet at Karima |
A smaller river boat, the Kirbeka, listing in the water at Karima |
A fourth major river boat abandoned at Karima |
Tugboat that's met the same fate as her larger sisters, Karima |
Crane near the Sudan Railways depot and riverboats, Karima |
Karima's railroad seems to have met the same fate as it's fleet |
Sudan narrow-gauge railroad, Karima |
Abandoned railroad wheels |
Sudan Railways no longer serves the spur line to Karima |
Brick huts with conical roofs that apparently used to belong to the Sudan Railways |
Karima Station - Sudan Railways, suspended |
Sign at Karima's abandoned railroad station |
Karima Railroad Station |
Lengthy notice from the Sudan Railways |
Karima Railway Station |
Mosque across from Karima Station |
Mosque across from Karima Station |
Mosque across from Karima Station |
Downtown Karima |
Tadamon Islamic Bank, Karima |
Ministry of Defense sign in Karima with the old Ottoman tughra |
Old Railroad Crossing sign, Karima, Sudan |
Abandoned railroad, Karima |
Town Mills - مطاحن المدينة, Karima |
Shoe store, Karima Souq - بوتيك قدم الخير |
Section of the arcade missing its roof, Karima Souq |
Old arcade, Karima Souq |
Karima Souq - most of the shops were closed this afternoon |
Downtown Karima |
Downtown Karima |
Restaurant & Cafeteria Mahmoud Jamal El Dora Tourism, Karima |
Walk on the USA, sandals at a shop in Karima, Sudan |
Coca-Cola, Karima |
Downtown Karima, Northern Sudan |
We called this place "Wal-Mart" |
Karima's "Wal-Mart" |
Old machinery lying around Karima |
Old machinery lying around Karima |
Colors Studio, Downtown Karima (photography) |
Karima school - Martyr Hamza Awadh |
Downtown Karima |
Riding a tuk-tuk back to the guesthouse |
Road sign for the Merowe Airport across the new bridge |
The road between Karima and the new Merowe Bridge |
East Bank mosque southwest of Karima |
Monument on the East Bank at the new Merowe Bridge |
Monument on the East Bank at the new Merowe Bridge |
Sudan displayed a bit larger than life |