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Which African country has the most pyramids in the world, surpassing even Egypt in total number?
Answer
Sudan
Sudan, home to the ancient Nubian kingdoms of Kush and Meroe, contains approximately 200–255 pyramids — roughly twice the number found in Egypt. These Nubian pyramids are generally smaller and steeper than their Egyptian counterparts.
💡 Did you know?
Sudan's Meroe pyramids were so unknown to the Western world that a 19th-century Italian treasure hunter blew the tops off 40 of them searching for gold.
Other options people guess
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Algeria
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- africa
- ancient-history
- sudan
- pyramids
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