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Pyramid, Nuri

Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan2003

UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage

The cemetery of Nuri contains 82 tombs, all excavated by Reisner. Most of the tombs have pyramidal superstructures. The first burial in Nuri is from the year 664 BC and the last from around 310 BC.

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  • Title: Pyramid, Nuri
  • Creator: Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region, Sudan
  • Date Created: 2003
  • Location: Sudan
  • Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
  • Date of Inscription: 2003
  • Category of Site: Cultural site
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