Karima

Karima's Nile-side country is closely associated with the ancient ruins beneath Jebel Barkal. The temples and pyramids predate the period considered here by many centuries. Egypt's conquest of Sudan in 1820–1821 brought travellers accompanying or following the army to this part of the Nile. George Waddington and Barnard Hanbury visited Jebel Barkal in December 1820. Frédéric Cailliaud followed in February 1821, while Linant de Bellefonds and Alessandro Ricci came that October. Further documented visits included George Hoskins in 1833 and John Lowell with Charles Gleyre in 1835. Their descriptions and drawings preserved evidence of monuments later damaged or lost.