Not A competition
Did You Know? Sudan Has More Pyramids Than Egypt By Parker Diakite
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ou can’t mention t h e country Egypt without almost immediately thinking about the iconic pyramids. The pyramids of Egypt are one of the most-visited attractions in the region, especially as the Pyramid of Khufu in Giza is the only Seventh Wonder of the Ancient World that still exists. But Sudan shouldn’t be missed. On average, more than 9 million people visit the pyramids in Egypt, but there is a place that boasts more pyramids than Egypt: Sudan. The country has between 200 and 250 pyramids compared to Egypt’s roughly 138, making it the country with the most pyramids. Located in the eastern desert of Sudan, the Meroe Pyramids which are part of the Nubian
Pyramids, were built far later than Egypt’s world wonder. The area of the Nile valley, known as Nubia, which now lies in what we know today as Sudan, was home to three Kushite kingdoms that ruled areas along the Nile River from around 2600 BC to 350 AD. According to the African Exponent, the first kingdom’s capital was located in Kerma between 2600 and 1520 BC. The second was centered in Napata between 1000 and 300 BC, and the last kingdom was based around Meroë between 300 BC and AD 300. While the Kushites started building pyramids
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