The Nubian Meroe Pyramids of Sudan
The Nubian Meroe Pyramids, much smaller but equally as impressive as the famous Egyptian ones, are found on the east bank of the Nile, near a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. They get their name from the ancient city of Meroe, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, an ancient African kingdom situated in what is now the Republic of 1000 BCE, after the fall of the 24th Egyptian dynasty, the Nubian kingdom of Kush arose as the leading power in the region of the Middle Nile. From 712 - 657 BCE, the Kushite kings took over and ruled much of Egypt. Around 300 BCE, the capital and royal burial ground of the kingdom moved to the Meroe region and the pharaonic tradition continued with a succession of rulers at Meroe, who continued building pyramids to contain their tombs.
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Location: Bagrawiyah, Sudan
Photo credit: © Ionel Sorin Furcoi / Alamy / Afripics
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