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Meroe

Archaeological Sites and Ancient Remains

Meroe was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush from about 590 BC to roughly 350 AD, its ruins on the east bank of the Nile in Sudan, about 200 kilometers northeast of Khartoum near the modern villages collectively called Bagrawiyah. King Aspelta moved the Kushite capital south to Meroe from Napata, likely drawn by access to iron ore and hardwood for ironworking as well as proximity to Red Sea trade routes, and the city became a center of one of Africa's earliest advanced iron-working civilizations. Beyond the pyramid fields for which the site is best known, Meroe's remains include the royal city itself, with palaces and temples reflecting a distinctively Nubian architectural idiom. UNESCO inscribed the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe as a World Heritage Site in 2011.

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Building Type
Settlement 1
Location
River Nile, Sudan 1
Classification
Standing Status
Ruined 1
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In Style

Nubian Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Meroë (Wikipedia)
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Sudan

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Source Meroë - Wikipedia
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1. Meroë - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, type
    Settlement
  • Infobox, location
    River Nile, Sudan
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Meroe was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush from about 590 BC to roughly 350 AD, its ruins on the east bank of the Nile in Sudan, about 200 kilometers northeast of Khartoum near the modern villages collectively called Bagrawiyah. King Aspelta moved the Kushite capital south to Meroe from Napata, likely drawn by access to iron ore and hardwood for ironworking as well as proximity to Red Sea trade routes, and the city became a center of one of Africa's earliest advanced iron-working civilizations. Beyond the pyramid fields for which the site is best known, Meroe's remains include the royal city itself, with palaces and temples reflecting a distinctively Nubian architectural idiom. UNESCO inscribed the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe as a World Heritage Site in 2011.
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Meroë (Wikipedia)
In Style: Nubian Architecture, Lead
Quote, In Style: Nubian Architecture, Lead
They have the distinctive size and proportions of Nubian pyramids.
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