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Kerma was the capital city of the Kerma culture, which was founded in present-day Sudan before 3500 BC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Kerma is one of the largest archaeological sites in ancient Nubia . It has produced decades of extensive excavations and research, including thousands of graves and tombs and the residential quarters of the main city surrounding ...
The general construction of Nubian pyramids consisted of steep walls, a chapel facing East, stairway facing East, and a chamber access via the stairway. [11] [12] El-Kurru was the first major site. It is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south from Jebel Barkal. It was made of sandstone. It range from 10 to 30 metres (33 to 98 ft) in height.
Nubia (/ ˈ nj uː b i ə /, Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), and the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) or more strictly, Al Dabbah.
The Kingdom of Kerma or the Kerma culture was an early civilization centered in Kerma, Sudan.It flourished from around 2500 BC to 1500 BC in ancient Nubia.The Kerma culture was based in the southern part of Nubia, or "Upper Nubia" (in parts of present-day northern and central Sudan), and later extended its reach northward into Lower Nubia and the border of Egypt. [1]
Nabta Playa was once a large endorheic basin in the Nubian Desert, located approximately 800 kilometers south of modern-day Cairo [1] or about 100 kilometers west of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, [2] 22.51° north, 30.73° east. [3] Today the region is characterized by numerous archaeological sites. [2]
Easternmost major Egyptian city; Battles of Pelusium: Weprehwy (Hermopolis Parva) Before 2575 BC 15th Tell al-Naqus Capital of its nome: Tamiat 15th Damietta: Damiata, Domyat, Ταμίαθις, Tamiathis: Djedet
The city of Hangzhou was founded about 2,200 years ago during the Qin dynasty. Kashgar: Shule Kingdom China: 2nd century BC The city of Kashgar was the capital of the Iranic Shule Kingdom and served as a major hub of the Silk Road. [150] Pyeongyang (as Wanggeom-seong) Gojoseon North Korea: 194 BC Built as the capital city of Gojoseon in 194 BC ...
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract.Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space at El-Kurru. [1]