Kawa is a site in Sudan, located between the Third and Fourth Cataracts of the Nile on the east bank of the river, across from Dongola. In ancient times it was the site of several temples to the Egyptian god Amun, built by the Egyptian rulers Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, and by Taharqa and other Kushite kings. Shrine of Taharqa A small temple of Taharqa was once located at Kawa in Nubia (modern Sudan). It is located today in the Ashmolean Museum. See also Anlamani References History of Nubia Former populated places in Sudan Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Nubia Archaeological sites in Sudan Nubians in Sudan Kushite cities