Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine doorway into the courtyard of a house at Qubbat Selim. This village, situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan, still retains much of its traditional architecture, plasterwork and decoration.Note the relief of an aeroplane in the plasterwork over the door frame, which denotes that the owner of the house has been on a pilgrimage to Mecca by air.