Nubian pyramids

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archaeological site pyramids royal tombs

The Nubian pyramids are a collection of ancient, steep-sided royal tombs built by the rulers of the Kingdom of Kush, notable for their distinctive architecture and dense concentration along the Nile in present-day Sudan.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site → pyramids → royal tombs →
architecturalStyle	steep-sided pyramids →
builtBy	rulers of the Kingdom of Kush →
builtFor	Kushite kings → Kushite queens → royal family members →
comparedTo	Egyptian pyramid fields →
country	Sudan →
culture	Kushite →
distinctFrom	Egyptian pyramids at Giza →
feature	burial chamber beneath pyramid → chapel at pyramid base → high inclination angle → small base area →
hasPart	pyramids of El-Kurru → pyramids of Gebel Barkal → pyramids of Meroë → pyramids of Nuri →
heritageOf	Kushite civilization →
influencedBy	ancient Egyptian pyramids →
locatedAlong	Nile River →
locatedIn	Nile Valley → Nubia → Sudan →
locatedNear	El-Kurru → Gebel Barkal → Meroë → Nuri →
materialUsed	stone →
notableFor	dense concentration of pyramids → royal necropolis complexes → steep-sided architecture →
numberOfPyramids	over 200 →
partOf	Kingdom of Kush → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe" →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
region	northern Sudan →
religion	ancient Nubian religion →
threatenedBy	erosion → looting → unregulated tourism →
timePeriod	Meroitic period → Napatan period →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	burial → royal necropolis →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nubian pyramids ("pyramids of Meroë") → Nubian pyramids ("pyramids of El-Kurru") →	hasPart
Nubia ("Nuri pyramids") → Nubia ("El-Kurru pyramids") →	hasPyramids
Sudan →	containsSite
Kingdom of Meroë ("Meroë pyramids") →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Kushite period ("pyramids of Nubia") →	hasArchitecture