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Historic locations in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly being featured on virtual platforms…
Source: Google offers virtual tours of Sudan’s Pyramids of Meroe
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Located on a bend in the Nile in northern Sudan’s Nubia region, Jebel Barkal (Pure Mountain) was believed by ancient Egyptians to be the place the god Amun dwelled.
Source: Exploring Sudan’s Jebel Barkal, home to ancient Egyptian god Amun – Egypt Independent
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The ancient Kushite capital, marooned in the Sudanese desert, must be a top contender for the world’s most impressive least-visited site, reckons Lyn Hughes. Here’s why you should make the trip…
Source: UNESCO expresses its deep concern about the latest floods in Sudan
The African nation’s pyramids and other archaeological sites are only now emerging from the shadow of its more storied neighbor to the north…
Source: Why Sudan’s Remarkable Ancient Civilization Has Been Overlooked by History
Visitors to these sites had one particular religious ritual that may strike some as strange: they carved graffiti in important and sacred places.
In the fall — before the caravan, before the firings, before the shutdown, before the wall — Melania Trump concluded her first solo goodwill tour with a photogenic visit to the Great Pyramid and Sphinx…
Source: The Strange Bedfellows of Unesco World Heritage Sites
It has more pyramids than Egypt.
Source: Sudan is a safe and fascinating destination. Here’s why you should check it out.
Sudan – Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Long ignored by white archaeologists as a mere footnote, modern scientists are now racing to document what’s left of the ancient African civilization.
Source: In Sudan, Rediscovering Ancient Nubia Before It’s Too Late
Sudan – Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region
Africa has a rich and complex history but there is widespread ignorance of this heritage. A celebrated British historian once said there was only the history of Europeans in Africa. Zeinab Badawi has been asking what is behind this lack of knowledge and looking at the historical record for an African history series on BBC World News.
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo is rightly considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. But travel further south along the River Nile and you will find a thousand pyramids that belonged to the Kingdom of Kush, in what is now Sudan.
Kush was an African superpower and its influence extended to what is now called the Middle East.
Sudan – Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
A photographer’s journey deep into the Sudanese desert.
Africa is blessed with amazing natural treasures and we hope you’ll find these destinations and events interesting and tempting to explore.
1. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda). The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park. The park provides habitat for 120 species of mammals, 348 species of birds, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and many endangered species.
2. Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe). One of the biggest tourist attractions in Africa, Victoria Falls is undoubtedly amongst the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. Located on the mighty Zambezi River, Victoria Falls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is one of the largest waterfalls in the world.
3. Wildebeest migration (Kenya and Tanzania).
This island between the Atbara and Nile was once at the center of the mighty Kingdom of Kush.
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