🏛️ Meroe

Sudan · Africa · Cultural · 19.55°N, 33.75°E

Meroë was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of the Kabushiya station, which is 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Shendi, Sudan, about 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries from around 590 BC, until its collapse in the 4th century AD. The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name to the "Island of Meroë", which was the modern region of Butana, a region bounded by the Nile, the Atbarah and the Blue Nile.

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Quick facts

Country	Sudan
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	19.55°N, 33.75°E · view on map

Meroe is a cultural World Heritage site in Sudan, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Meroe was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Sudan

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region · Dinder National Park · Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe · Sanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National Park.

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