French: Sites archéologiques de l’île de Méroé
The Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe is a World Heritage site in Sudan defined by the UNESCO in 2011 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 923 (945, 172) in our monthly survey..
"The Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe, a semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. The property consists of the royal city of the Kushite kings at Meroe, near the River Nile, the nearby religious site of Naqa and Musawwarat es Sufra. It was the seat of the rulers who occupied Egypt for close to a century and features, among other vestiges, pyramids, temples and domestic buildings as well as major installations connected to water management. Their vast empire extended from the Mediterranean to the heart of Africa, and the property testifies to the exchange between the art, architectures, religions and languages of both regions."
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