Building
El-Kurru
El-Kurru, the first royal cemetery of Egypt's 25th Dynasty, holds Nubian pyramids and royal tombs from approximately 860–650…
Region
Sudan
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Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
A sacred mesa 104 metres high overlooking the Nile in Nubia, revered by ancient Egyptians and Kushite rulers.…
Monument
Jebel Barkal
A sacred 104-metre mesa above the Nile in Sudan, revered by ancient Egyptian and Nubian powers. Its archaeological…
Zone
Kerma and the Deffufa — Capital of Ancient Nubia
On the west bank of the Nile at the third cataract, the ruins of Kerma mark the capital…
Monument
Meroë Pyramids
Sudan contains more ancient pyramids than Egypt — approximately 255 known structures versus Egypt's 118 — and the…
Zone
Musawwarat es-Sufra
The Great Enclosure — the most architecturally ambitious and functionally mysterious complex of the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush,…
Area
Naqa
Naqa is a ruined Kushite city in Sudan featuring temples to Amun and Apedemak. Once a key trading…
Building
Nuri
An ancient Nubian royal necropolis on the Nile's west bank in northern Sudan, Nuri preserves the burial traditions…
Zone
Nuri — Royal Necropolis of the Nubian Pharaohs
On the west bank of the Nile in northern Sudan, a field of 21 royal pyramids marks the…
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