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The remains of a church in Old Dongala. Photo: Wiki CC
Rafael
In Nubia, there was a kingdom called Makuria. It had a number of leaders but one of the most prominent is Rafael. It is said Rafael was the one who built a palace with a red-brick dome in old Dongala, one of Africa’s oldest fortresses and the capital of Makuria.