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Pyramids of Meroe

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: pyramid, extant remains, UWHS

The pyramid tombs of the kings of the Kushite kingdom.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/97711900

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
16.9372538617, 33.7503469381

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Pyramids of Meroe (1600 BC - 350 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Pyramids of Meroe (English, modern)

Pyramids of Meroe makes connections with:

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Pyramids of Meroe receives connections from:

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Place type:
tomb, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Pyramids of Meroe: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/97711900> [accessed: 01 February 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/97711900 |title=Places: 97711900 (Pyramids of Meroe) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 1, 2025 4:50 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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