A man on mule-back traverses the desert around the ancient city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

The ruins of the medieval city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Sudanese boy, Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Dongola, once an important centre of power in ancient Nubia, Sudan, Africa

The ruins of the medieval city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

The ruins of the medieval city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Sudanese shopkeepers, Dongola, Sudan, Africa

A tuk tuk in front of shops at Dongola, Sudan, Africa

The ruins of the medieval city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

A Sudanese man talks on his mobile phone during a Nile ferry crossing to the town of Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Tamiyya being prepared in Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Graves, including beehive graves (Tholos tombs), in the desert near the ruins of the medieval city of Old Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Daily life in Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Colorful gate, Dongola, Northern, Sudan

Colorful gate, Dongola, Northern, Sudan

Tents in the Nubian Desert in the evening light, near Dongola, Northern State, Nubia, Sudan, Africa