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  • El-Kurru

    El-Kurru is an archaeological site in Sudan. It was one of the royal cemeteries used by the Nubian royal family. Most of the pyramids in the site date to the early part of the Kushite period, from Alara of Nubia 795-752 BC to King Nastasen 335-315 BC. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003 as part of Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region.
    World Heritage Site
    El-Kurru
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    El-Kurru

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2003

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    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    Sudan

    Northern State

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    First Millennium BC

    Kingdom of Kush

    Kingdom of Kush

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    kushite Monuments

     

     

     

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