Meroë

Meroë was the southern capital of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BC - c. 350 AD. The site of the city of Meroë is marked by more than two hundred pyramids in three groups, of which many are in ruins. This can be compared to approximately 120 pyramids that were constructed in Ancient Egypt over a period of 3000 years. The pyramids at Meroë are identified as Nubian pyramids because of their distinctive size and proportions.