List of pyramids of Meroë

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N16° 56' 18" E33° 44' 57"   (16.938333333333, 33.749166666667) Start navigation »

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Near Meroe three royal cemeteries were constructed.

South Cemetery features nine royal pyramids. Four of the pyramids belonged to Kings and five belonged to queens. One hundred and ninety-five other tombs complete the cemetery.
North cemetery contains forty-one royal pyramids. Thirty belonged to kings, six to queens and five to other royals. The cemetery has three more non-royal tombs for a total of forty-four.
West cemetery is a non-royal site. It contains some one hundred and thirteen tombs.

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