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Meroe
Meroe
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Meroe
Meroe is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.
Site Information
Country: Sudan
District: River Nile State
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: First Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Kingdom of Kush
Later Cultures: Kingdom of Kush
Site Features: kushite Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Date of Inscription: 2011
Exact Location
Elevation: 384 m
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