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Meroë
★ UNESCO
World Heritage ◈ hidden gem
Meroë

📷 mohamed Zekry · Pexels

Where in the world

Sudan

The site

Meroë is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile in Sudan, north-east of Khartoum, that served for centuries as a capital of the Kingdom of Kush. It is best known for its clustered fields of steep, narrow pyramid tombs rising from the desert edge of the Butana region. Nearby lie the related Meroitic sites of Musawwarat es-Sufra and Naqa, marking this stretch of the Nile as a lasting seat of power.

Field notes

civilizations
Egyptian
types
City
built
2,500 BCE — 350 CE
occupied
2,500 BCE — 1,500 BCE
country
Sudan

See it in 3D

3D capture QMPS-Royal Cemetery Of Meroe Crazy Eye ↗
3D capture QMPS-Pyramid Meroe Sudan 02 Crazy Eye ↗
3D capture Meroe Pyramid, Sudan Zamani Project-UCT ↗

Notable finds

Renowned pieces unearthed at Meroë — and where they are today

Meroë Headsculpture
Meroë Headglass · 26 BCE▸British Museum

Figures of this place

Laid to rest, born or died at Meroë

Amanishakheto⚱
Amanishakhetorests hereNubian queen
Amanitore⚱
Amanitorerests herequeen of the ancient Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë or Nubia
Shanakdakhete⚱
Shanakdakheterests hereQueen of Kush
Tarekeniwal⚱
Tarekeniwalrests hereKing of Nubians

Pictured through the ages

Artworks that portray Meroë

The Sawley Map
The Sawley MapHonorius Augustodunensis · 1,190 CE

Nearby sites

Musawarat ~74 km
Musawarat Sudan
Naqa ~90 km
Naqa Sudan
Nuri ~266 km
Nuri Sudan
Jebel Barkal ~271 km
Jebel Barkal Sudan