Nubian pyramids
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The Nubian pyramids were constructed by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms in the region of the Nile Valley known as Nubia, located in present-day northern Sudan. This area was the site of thr
Aerial view of the pyramids of Meroë
Pyramid of Taharqa at Nuri, 51.75m in side length and possibly as much as 50m high, was the largest built in Sudan.
Ferlini raided the Meroe pyramids in 1834.
Pyramids of Nubian kings Aspelta (foreground), Aramatle-qo and Amaninatakilebte at Nuri.
Sedeinga pyramids
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The Sedeinga pyramids are a group of at least 80 small pyramids near Sedeinga, Sudan, built ca. 1 BCE. They were discovered between 2009 and 2012 and date to the time of the Kingdom of Kush, an ancien
Napatan-Meroic Necropolis of Sedeinga
Temple of Queen Tiyi at Sedeinga
Chalice from Sedeinga, National Museum of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan