Meroë
Meroë is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sudan, ancient city along the eastern bank of the Nile River in Northern Sudan. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-177823 at 16.93514, 33.75075 (16°56'06.5"N 33°45'02.7"E).
Wikidata records a construction date of about 2500 BCE.
There are 3 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 7 within 25 km and 9 within 50 km. A sparse neighbourhood in the catalogue is not evidence of an empty landscape. Coverage varies by country, and a low count here may mean the record is thin rather than the ground is.
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The record
| Pyramason ID | PYR-177823 |
|---|---|
| Country | Sudan |
| Classified as | UNESCO World Heritage site |
| Coordinates | 16.93514, 33.75075 |
| 16°56'06.5"N 33°45'02.7"E | |
| Sites within 25 km | 7 |
| Sites within 50 km | 9 |
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What is around it
- Pyramids of Meroe0.2 km
- Pyramid XIX at Meroe0.4 km
- Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe3.6 km
- Hamadab6.4 km
- Tadu7.4 km
- Epis8.1 km
- Sakolche22.5 km
- Mallo41.8 km
- Summarum43.9 km
Updates from the atlas
Further reading
English Wikipedia · Wikidata Q5780
Nearby on the atlas
- All catalogued pages in Sudancountry hub
Distances are great-circle, from the coordinates Pyramason holds for each site.