page_title: Dotawo
hierarchical_section_title: Dotawo
caption_attribution_description: English: This map depicts the minimum extension of Makuria after the relocation of the capital to Daw aka Gebel Adda. It is based on documents from Qasr Ibrim, attesting an extension from Tomas in the north to Adindan in the south, making a north-south extension of almost 100 km. Source: Roland Werner: "Das Christentum in Nubien. Geschichte und Gestalt einer afrikanischen Kirche"
context_page_description: Dotawo was a kingdom that might have existed in the Beja Region of Lower Nubia in the Middle Ages. It has long been known that a kingdom by this name is mentioned as existing during the collapse of the Kingdom of Makuria in the thirteenth century. It was reported to be one of the last surviving Christian states in the region.
context_section_description: Dotawo (Old Nubian: Lower Dau or Daw) was a kingdom that might have existed in the Beja Region of Lower Nubia (Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt) in the Middle Ages. It has long been known that a kingdom by this name is mentioned as existing during the collapse of the Kingdom of Makuria in the thirteenth century. It was reported to be one of the last surviving Christian states in the region.
caption: Minimum extension of Dotawo
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