متحف علي دينار

The Ali Dinar Museum occupies a former palace constructed with Turkish-Islamic architectural elements, featuring wooden ceilings made from local sahab timber and gambil wood windows.

Built between 1871 and 1912, this structure served as the administrative center for Sultan Ali Dinar, the last ruler of the Darfur Sultanate until 1916.

The museum exhibits display traditional drums, bronze artifacts, ivory carvings, and ceremonial garments that represent the Darfur region's heritage during the sultanate period.

The museum contains labeled display cases showing marble, pottery, copper, and bronze items from the Kerma, Meroe, and Abri civilizations.

For twenty years, the palace housed a factory producing Kaaba coverings, which Sultan Ali Dinar sent annually to Mecca.

Location: North Darfur

Inception: 1912

GPS coordinates: 13.62583,25.34861

Latest update: March 4, 2025 18:19