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Ain Farah is an archaeological site in Darfur in western Sudan. It was at one time the capital of the last Tunjur ruler, Shau Dorshid. It comprises large-scale area of stone and brick walls. It has been visited or described many times. Ain Farah moved one author to quote Macaulay – “like an eagle’s nest that hangs on the crest”, for it is built some 100 metres (330 ft) above a spring. It is characterised by several hundred brick and stone structures and terraces, and is defended by steep ridges and by a massive stone wall 3–4 kilometres (1.9–2.5 mi) long. There is a brick and stone edifice which appears to have served as a mosque, a large stone group which may have served as a public building, and a main group on the highest point of the ridge, described variously as a royal residence or m

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  • Ain Farah (en)
  • عين فرح (ar)
  • Ain Farah (de)
  • Ain Farah (fr)
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  • عين فرح موقع أثري من العصور الوسطى في دارفور بغرب السودان، كان في وقت من الماضي عاصمة التنجر، وهي تتألف من مساحة كبيرة من الجدران الحجرية والطوب، ويقع المبني على ارتفاع 100 متر (330 قدمًا) فوق نبع. وهي تتميز بعدة مئات من الهياكل والمصاطب المبنية من الطوب والحجر، وتتم حمايتها من خلال التلال شديدة الانحدار وجدار حجري ضخم يبلغ طوله 3-4 كيلومترات (1.9-2.5 ميل)، يوجد في الموقع صرح من الطوب والحجر يبدو أنه استخدم كمسجد، ومجموعة حجرية كبيرة ربما كانت بمثابة مبنى عام. (ar)
  • Ain Farah ist eine mittelalterliche Burgruine in Darfur im Westen Sudans. Es ist die nach zweitgrößte Ruinenstadt des ehemaligen Königreiches der Tunjur. (de)
  • Ain Farah est le site d'un château médiéval en ruine au Darfour, dans l'ouest du Soudan. C'est la deuxième plus grande ville en ruine de l' (en) après Uri. (fr)
  • Ain Farah is an archaeological site in Darfur in western Sudan. It was at one time the capital of the last Tunjur ruler, Shau Dorshid. It comprises large-scale area of stone and brick walls. It has been visited or described many times. Ain Farah moved one author to quote Macaulay – “like an eagle’s nest that hangs on the crest”, for it is built some 100 metres (330 ft) above a spring. It is characterised by several hundred brick and stone structures and terraces, and is defended by steep ridges and by a massive stone wall 3–4 kilometres (1.9–2.5 mi) long. There is a brick and stone edifice which appears to have served as a mosque, a large stone group which may have served as a public building, and a main group on the highest point of the ridge, described variously as a royal residence or m (en)
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  • Pottery from Ain Farah. (en)
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  • عين فرح موقع أثري من العصور الوسطى في دارفور بغرب السودان، كان في وقت من الماضي عاصمة التنجر، وهي تتألف من مساحة كبيرة من الجدران الحجرية والطوب، ويقع المبني على ارتفاع 100 متر (330 قدمًا) فوق نبع. وهي تتميز بعدة مئات من الهياكل والمصاطب المبنية من الطوب والحجر، وتتم حمايتها من خلال التلال شديدة الانحدار وجدار حجري ضخم يبلغ طوله 3-4 كيلومترات (1.9-2.5 ميل)، يوجد في الموقع صرح من الطوب والحجر يبدو أنه استخدم كمسجد، ومجموعة حجرية كبيرة ربما كانت بمثابة مبنى عام. (ar)
  • Ain Farah is an archaeological site in Darfur in western Sudan. It was at one time the capital of the last Tunjur ruler, Shau Dorshid. It comprises large-scale area of stone and brick walls. It has been visited or described many times. Ain Farah moved one author to quote Macaulay – “like an eagle’s nest that hangs on the crest”, for it is built some 100 metres (330 ft) above a spring. It is characterised by several hundred brick and stone structures and terraces, and is defended by steep ridges and by a massive stone wall 3–4 kilometres (1.9–2.5 mi) long. There is a brick and stone edifice which appears to have served as a mosque, a large stone group which may have served as a public building, and a main group on the highest point of the ridge, described variously as a royal residence or military defence. (en)
  • Ain Farah ist eine mittelalterliche Burgruine in Darfur im Westen Sudans. Es ist die nach zweitgrößte Ruinenstadt des ehemaligen Königreiches der Tunjur. (de)
  • Ain Farah est le site d'un château médiéval en ruine au Darfour, dans l'ouest du Soudan. C'est la deuxième plus grande ville en ruine de l' (en) après Uri. (fr)
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