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Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Sudan السودان >> Nubia >> Sai Island tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Sai Island

A small boat to bring us over from the West Bank of the Nile to Sai Island
A small boat to bring us over from the West Bank of the Nile to Sai Island
Sai Island is 170km north of Dongola
Sai Island is 170km north of Dongola
Landing on the western shore of Sai Island
Landing on the western shore of Sai Island
The Nile at Sai Island
The Nile at Sai Island
Agriculture similar to the mainland
Agriculture similar to the "mainland"
A sturdy stone house among the palms of Sai Island
A sturdy stone house among the palms of Sai Island
Sai Island Taxi
Sai Island Taxi
Sai Island Taxi
Sai Island Taxi
Southwestern village, Sai Island
Southwestern village, Sai Island
Southwestern village, Sai Island
Southwestern village, Sai Island
Sai Island - Western Village
Sai Island - Western Village
For some reason, I was expecting the island to be a bit more lush, but only the narrow band along the river is green
For some reason, I was expecting the island to be a bit more lush, but only the narrow band along the river is green
Dirt track in the middle of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
Dirt track in the middle of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
East side of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
East side of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
Eastern village, Sai Island
Eastern village, Sai Island
Sai Island - Eastern Village
Sai Island - Eastern Village
The driver tried to get away without paying our admission fees - the man inside here got upset
The driver tried to get away without paying our admission fees - the man inside here got upset
Eastern village, Sai Island
Eastern village, Sai Island
Sai Island Transport Service
Sai Island Transport Service
The island seems to be made of broken pottery shards
The island seems to be made of broken pottery shards
Remains of ancient pottery litter Sai Island
Remains of ancient pottery litter Sai Island
Vast area strewn with broken pottery fragments
Vast area strewn with broken pottery fragments
The eastern channel of the Nile passing Sai Island
The eastern channel of the Nile passing Sai Island
Jebel Abri
Jebel Abri
Panoramic view, eastern side of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
Panoramic view, eastern side of Sai Island with Jebel Abri
The eastern channel of the Nile passing Sai Island
The eastern channel of the Nile passing Sai Island
Sai Island is 12 km long and up to nearly 5 km wide
Sai Island is 12 km long and up to nearly 5 km wide
Desert interior of Sai Island
Desert interior of Sai Island
Mudbrick remains of a 16th Century Ottoman fort
Mudbrick remains of a 16th Century Ottoman fort
Stone remains from the ancient Egyptian settlement on Sai Island
Stone remains from the ancient Egyptian settlement on Sai Island
Remains of a third civilization on the same site - early Christian remains (Nobatian, 4th-6th C. AD))
Remains of a third civilization on the same site - early Christian remains (Nobatian, 4th-6th C. AD))
Jebel Abri with the weathered walls of the Ottoman fort
Jebel Abri with the weathered walls of the Ottoman fort
Mudbrick remains of the 16th C. Ottoman fort, Sai Island
Mudbrick remains of the 16th C. Ottoman fort, Sai Island
Mudbrick remains of the 16th C. Ottoman fort with some ancient Egyptian fragments
Mudbrick remains of the 16th C. Ottoman fort with some ancient Egyptian fragments
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the 16th C. Ottoman Fort
Ruins of the 16th C. Ottoman Fort
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort with the Nile and Jebel Abri
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ruins of the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Sai Island, Nubia-Northern Sudan
Sai Island, Nubia-Northern Sudan
Panoramic view of the 16th C. Ottoman Fort and the eastern channel of the Nile, Sai Island
Panoramic view of the 16th C. Ottoman Fort and the eastern channel of the Nile, Sai Island
A mountain of broken pottery, Sai Island
A mountain of broken pottery, Sai Island
There's an unbelievable amount of broken pottery around the Ottoman fort
There's an unbelievable amount of broken pottery around the Ottoman fort
Ancient Egyptian stone gate by the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ancient Egyptian stone gate by the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Ancient Egyptian stele with hieroglyhics, Sai Island
Ancient Egyptian stele with hieroglyhics, Sai Island
The Ministry of Tourism says Don't Do Something
The Ministry of Tourism says Don't Do Something
Cemetary near the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Cemetary near the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Cemetary near the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Cemetary near the Ottoman Fort, Sai Island
Variations of the mudbrick beehive tombs seen elsewhere in Northern Sudan
Variations of the mudbrick beehive tombs seen elsewhere in Northern Sudan
Islamic cemetery, Sai Island
Islamic cemetery, Sai Island
Looking across the empty interior of Sai Island to the Western Dunes
Looking across the empty interior of Sai Island to the Western Dunes
Village on the western shore of Sai Island with palm trees marking the Nile's course and large sand dunes to the west
Village on the western shore of Sai Island with palm trees marking the Nile's course and large sand dunes to the west
Ruins of a small building in the middle of Sai Island
Ruins of a small building in the middle of Sai Island
Dry interior - Sai Island
Dry interior - Sai Island
Woman riding a donkey, Sai Island
Woman riding a donkey, Sai Island