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The World’s Largest Collection of Pyramids Isn’t in Egypt—And It’s Twice the Size
When you think of pyramids, your mind probably jumps to Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza. But did you know that the world’s ...
The incredible African country with more pyramids than Egypt
While pyramids are synonymous with Ancient Egypt, the world's largest collection of pyramids belongs to another, less visited ...
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Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold
Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...
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Which Country Has The Most Pyramids? It’s Not Egypt
Yet while the triangular monuments are most synonymous with Egypt, the world’s largest collection of pyramids actually ...
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Sudan tomb diver reveals pharaoh's secrets
The tomb is part of the ancient site of Nuri which is spread across ... who are sometimes referred to as "black pharaohs". The Kush kingdom lasted for many hundreds of years and, in the 8th ...
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Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids
The UN-designated World Heritage Site at al-Bajrawiya, which was the heartland of the ancient Kingdom of Kush, is normally 500m (550 yards) from the Nile, he added. The area, 200km (125 miles ...