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Pyramids of Nuri

Pyramids of Nuri

Royal Necropolis of Nuri

Napatan / Kushite·Kushite·🇸🇩 Northern State, near Karima, Sudan

Photographer: B N Chagny · CC BY-SA 1.0

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About Pyramids of Nuri

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.

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History

How it came to be

Built
c. 664–310 BCE
Period
Napatan / Kushite
Culture
Kushite
Purpose
Royal tombs
Excavation
Partially excavated
  1. c. 664–310 BCE

    Initial construction

  2. c. 1354 CE

    Major expansion

Location

Where it is

18.5667° N · 31.9167° E · 250 m

Gallery

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