Third Cataract

• The six Nile Cataracts are a series of shallow rapids, (not waterfalls) between Aswan and Khartoum. They became unnavigable when the Nile rose.
• The Third Cataract is at Tombos in Nubia. There was a granite quarry near Tombos. Many Buildings and Statues in Ancient Egypt were constructed by stone taken from this quarry.

The six Nile Cataracts

1. First Cataract, Aswan
2. Second Cataract, Nubia
3. Third Cataract, Tombos in Nubia
4. Fourth Cataract, the most difficult Cataract to pass, Napata previous capital of Kush
5. Fifth Cataract, confluence of the Nile and Atbarah River.
6. Sixth Cataract, city of Meroe, capital of Kush

Third Cataract