When it comes to pyramids, many automatically think of Egypt, but it's actually another African country that is home to the most pyramids in the world.

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Egypt's pyramids are among the world's most recognised and significant historical sites. Yet this country has more.

The pyramids of Nuri, Sudan, were built between 650 and 300 B.C. The most famous tomb belongs to King Taharqa, the Black Pharaoh who conquered Egypt.

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. Meroë, a city on the banks of the Nile and once the ...

Item 1 of 5 Creeping desert sands surround the Royal Cemeteries of Meroe Pyramids in Begrawiya at River Nile State, Sudan November 10, 2019. Picture taken November 10, 2019.

Object Details Author Edwards, David N Contents Nubia, Sudan and Sudanic Africa -- Hunters, fishers and gatherers (c. 10,000-5,000 bc) -- The neolithic : developing complexity and expanding worlds (c.

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. Meroë, a city on the banks of the Nile and once the ...

Sudan has more - though smaller - pyramids than Egypt, but attracted only about 700,000 tourists in 2018 compared to some 10 million in its northern neighbor. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah [2/11] ...

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. "The militias are not far," said Khalid, referring to ...