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Which African country contains more pyramids than Egypt, built by the ancient Kushite civilization?
Answer
Sudan
Sudan, home to the ancient Nubian kingdoms of Kush and Meroe, contains approximately 200–255 pyramids — more than Egypt's roughly 130. These Nubian pyramids are steeper and narrower than Egyptian ones and were built between 700 BCE and 350 CE.
💡 Did you know?
Sudan's Meroe pyramids outnumber Egypt's, yet they sat largely unrecognized by the outside world until the 19th century — and a treasure hunter blew the tops off many searching for gold.
Other options people guess
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Chad
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- africa
- ancient-history
- pyramids
- nubia
- world-heritage
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