SCHOOLS
There are two elementary schools in Karmakol. They have a total of about 300 students.
wad dawalyb
This is a religious landmark in Karmakol. it was built in Al-Duffar kingdom during
Wad Boba
He is a grandfather to most families in the village he was buried in the big pyramid and the area around it is used as a cemetery. Eid ceremonies and festivals are held here as well.
MOUSQUES
There are five mosques distributed around the village.
SPORTS CLUBS
Al-Itihaad is the soccer team in Karmakol.
SNOWMAN
This landmark was built in 2017 during the Karmakol festival by Patricia Jegher.
“—in December 2017.
The “rajul al-thalj” (snowman) is made of burnt clay bricks, cement mortar, reinforcing irons and finished with white paint. His dimensions are 260 x 520 cm.
It is an attempt to reverse the very characteristics of a popular representation in terms of aesthetics, materiality and performance. The monumental recreation of an abstracted snowman in a Saharan context performs no ritualistic or ceremonial function. It rather pays reverence to the birth of anthropomorphic figuration and the cultural environments where human ideotypes begin to appear.
I really appreciated the festival in Karmakol – the exchange between artists from different fields and the wonderful atmosphere at this beautiful place on the banks of the Nile. The local people were very friendly, helpful and open to new and unusual ways of expression.
In the meantime, I have already been to Karmakol three times to see how my “rajul al-thalj” is doing but also to visit the Omda of Karmakol and his family who have always supported my project.”
-Patricia Jegher