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Sudan

85 places in the atlas, 20 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Pyramids74
Tombs35
Temple complexes31
Mounds19
Ancient cities14
Necropoleis9
Fortresses8
Archaeological wonders6
Cemeteries5
Settlements3
Massifs2
Tumuli2

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Verified84
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Northern State14
Northern State, Dongola Reach2
Northern State, Second Cataract, Lake Nubia2
River Nile State, Bayuda, Meroë North2
River Nile State, Butana2
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North Darfur / Northern Sudan (Chad–Sudan border)1

Northern State (Dongola)1

Northern State (Kerma Basin, 700 m north of Western Defufa, 1 km north of Kerma museum)1

Northern State (Napata, 3 km south Jebel Barkal, near Karima)1

Northern State (Nuri, east bank Nile between 3rd–4th cataracts)1

Northern State (Third Cataract, east bank Nile)1

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Excavated32 Partially excavated32 Excavation ongoing20 Submerged1

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Hillat el-Arab

New Kingdom to Third Intermediate/Napatan (1200–750 BCE) · Egyptian colonial and Kushite (Napatan)

Napatan rock-cut cemetery 3 km south Jebel Barkal (1200–750 BCE), pyramids 4–6 m base, rock tombs.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Hillat el-Arab Cemetery & Pyramids

New Kingdom (viceregal Kush) to early Napatan · Egyptian / Kushite (Napatan)

Napatan pyramid cemetery 5 km N of Jebel Barkal — 20 tombs 1400–300 BCE with small steep pyramids 5–8 m bridging New Kingdom viceregal and Kushite Kush.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Tabo

Napatan to Meroitic and Christian (680 BCE–500 CE) · Kushite (Napatan/Meroitic)

Kushite temple mound on Argo Island (Taharqa, 700 BCE), 75.6 m Amun temple, 15 m high mound.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Meroe North Cemetery Pyramid Field — Begarawiya

Meroitic, c.300 BCE–350 CE (Meroitic Kushite) · Kushite / Meroitic

Meroe North Cemetery at Begarawiya ridge north of Meroe city: 44 steep-sided Meroitic pyramids 8-15 m base, 10-20 m high, with pylon chapels, stelae and offering tables.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Sesebi

New Kingdom, 18th–19th Dynasty, ~1345 BCE · Ancient Egyptian (Amarna and Ramesside)

Akhenaten fortified temple-town on Nile west bank (c.1345 BCE), 200×100 m fortress with Aten temple.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

El-Kurru Royal Pyramid Field — Napata

Napatan / 25th Dynasty, c.850-650 BCE (early Kushite) · Kushite (Napatan, 25th Dynasty)

El-Kurru ridge 13 km south of Jebel Barkal: tumuli and pyramids of early Kushite kings (Tumulus 1 → Pyramid Ku1 Piye).

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Soleb

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ~1380 BCE · Ancient Egyptian (imperial Nubia) and Napatan

Largest Egyptian temple in Nubia (Amenhotep III, c.1380 BCE), 135 m long, with Napatan pyramid cemetery.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Sai Island Pyramid Field — Northern Town

New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BCE (Thutmose III–Ramesses II) · Ancient Egyptian

Sai Island northern town (Upper Nubia) on island mid-Nile between 2nd and 3rd Cataracts: Egyptian walled town 238×120 m with Amun temple (Thutmose III–Amenhotep II), governor's residence and…

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Western Deffufa at Kerma — Kushite Massif

Classic Kerma, c.1750-1500 BCE · Kerma (Kushite)

Western Deffufa (Western Massif) at Kerma: massive mudbrick solid massif 52×52 m base, 19 m high, with internal stair, altar and funerary chapel on summit.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Jebel Barkal Pyramid Field — Kushite Necropolis

Meroitic, c.300 BCE–350 CE · Kushite / Meroitic

Jebel Barkal north necropolis at foot of holy mountain's pinnacle rock: 11 pyramids (Bar.1-20, 10-15 m base, 70° steep) with chapels for Meroitic kings and queens who retained Napatan sacred…

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Eastern Deffufa at Kerma — Funerary Chapel

Classic Kerma to New Kingdom, c.1750-1500 BCE · Kerma (Kushite)

Eastern Deffufa 600 m east of Western Deffufa at Kerma: smaller solid mudbrick massif 24×24 m, 11 m high, with chapel and enclosure. Excavated by Reisner and Bonnet.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

El-Kurru Pyramids

Early Kushite (El-Kurru phase 860–310 BCE; Piye 747–716 BCE) · Kushite (early Napatan)

Earliest Kushite royal necropolis (860–310 BCE) with 22 pyramids for Napatan kings including Piye (Piankhi), founder of Egypt's 25th Dynasty, Taharqa, and early ancestors.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Jebel Barkal Pyramids

Kushite Napatan (c. 700 BCE–300 CE; field pyramids c. 300 BCE–100 CE) · Kushite (Napatan 25th Dynasty descendants)

Hill of Jebel Barkal sacred mountain (98 m flat-topped sandstone pinnacle) with 10+ small Kushite pyramids of Napatan kings (c.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Nuri Pyramid Nu.1 (King Taharqa)

Napatan, 25th Dynasty, c.690–664 BCE · Kushite (Egyptianized Napatan)

Largest pyramid at Nuri (Nu.1) for Taharqa (c.664 BCE, 25th Dynasty), 52 m base, 40–50 m original height.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Nuri Pyramids

Old Kingdom · Kushite

Royal pyramids of Napatan kings at Nuri (c.664–310 BCE), 20 pyramids incl. Taharqa Nu 1 (51 m base, 40 m high, largest Nubian).

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Begarawiya North Cemetery

Old Kingdom · Kushite

Meroitic north cemetery at Meroe (Beg N 1–20) c.300 BCE–350 CE steep pyramids 6–20 m base, Beg N9 Tabirqo etc.

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Pyramids of Meroë

Meroitic Kingdom · Kushite / Meroitic

Royal cemetery of Kushite Kingdom of Meroë (300 BCE–350 CE) with ~200 steep Nubian pyramids, smaller and narrower than Egyptian, with offering chapels decorated with Egyptian-Kushite reliefs.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Pyramids of Nuri

Napatan / Kushite · Kushite

Burial place of Napatan kings (c.664–310 BCE) including pyramid of Taharqa (52 m base, tallest Nubian), across Nile from Jebel Barkal holy mountain.

Sudan

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18 places

Hillat el-Arab

Hillat el-Arab Cemetery & Pyramids

Tabo

Meroe North Cemetery Pyramid Field — Begarawiya

Sesebi

El-Kurru Royal Pyramid Field — Napata

Soleb

Sai Island Pyramid Field — Northern Town

Western Deffufa at Kerma — Kushite Massif

Jebel Barkal Pyramid Field — Kushite Necropolis

Eastern Deffufa at Kerma — Funerary Chapel

El-Kurru Pyramids

Jebel Barkal Pyramids

Nuri Pyramid Nu.1 (King Taharqa)

Nuri Pyramids

Begarawiya North Cemetery

Pyramids of Meroë

Pyramids of Nuri