Few visitors make the trek out to Sudan’s secluded Nubian pyramids in ancient Meroe, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush.
The Nubian pyramids in Sudan are the most off the beaten track pyramids you will ever visit. This guide will help you how to find each one of them
Located deep inside Sudan's desert lie some of the most visually stunning monuments from the ancient world; the Lost Pyramids of Meroe.
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Located deep inside Sudan's desert lie some of the most visually stunning monuments from the ancient world; the Lost Pyramids of Meroe.
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There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt.
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In a desert in eastern Sudan, along the banks of the Nile River, lies a collection of nearly 200 ancient pyramids - many of them tombs of the kings and queens of the Meroitic Kingdom which ruled the area for more than 900 years.
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las Pirámides de Meroe, menos conocidas que las de Gizah pero no menos intrigantes y con historia. El Reino de Nubia (o reino Kush), s...
The proper spelling of “Meroe” is actually “Meroë” but I lack the ability to produce such a character with my keyboard and do not wish to “cut and paste” the proper spelling of the name in every ti…
Located deep inside Sudan's desert lie some of the most visually stunning monuments from the ancient world; the Lost Pyramids of Meroe.
© Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
In a desert in eastern Sudan, along the banks of the Nile River, lies a collection of nearly 200 ancient pyramids - many of them tombs of the kings and queens of the Meroitic Kingdom which ruled the area for more than 900 years.
Egypt doesn’t have the monopoly on pyramids. The Sudan has many of them, and discovers new ones regularly. The most beautiful and impressive pyramids form the Meroe necropolis. After a few hours on a brand new road (the same trip required two days on trails last year), we arrive at an unimaginably beautiful site: an alignment of small pyramids in the desert, bathed in the hot red sun on orange sand. No busses on the car park, no tourist shops. It’s almost like being the French explorer Fréderic Caillaud, who discovered the site in 1821! We understand immediately why UNESCO classified it as a World Heritage Site in 2011. The pyramids were built between 4BC and 3AD. The site contains over two hundred of them, whereas Egypt has only a hundred in total! Forty kings and queens are buried here. We notice immediately that the summits of all the pyramids have been blown off with dynamite. This is the work of the Italian explorer Giuseppe Ferlini, who in 1834 came and pillaged the site, taking away priceless treasures. © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
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Western sanctions mean credit cards don’t work and iPhones crash on arrival, with few visitors witnessing the wealth of attractions on offer
795 BC until 335 BC
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