After the Nubian pharaohs lost power, they retreated south from Egypt to form the Kingdom of Kush, which thrived in splendid isolation as the rest of Egypt suffered through repeated invasions from ...

Every nation has its heroes, history and myths. In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the ...

But this approach ignores the emergence further south on the Nile of the kingdom known to the Egyptians as Kush, in the region called Nubia - the area now covered by southern Egypt and Northern Sudan.

Image: Some of Sudan's pyramids have been reconstructed but the site is devoid of visitors Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior ...

TheAccording to La República, these Nubian pyramids are characterized ... are vestiges of the ancient civilization of the Kingdom of Kush, reflecting the culture and beliefs of a civilization ...

Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior queens known as the "Kandakas", is now hushed and empty. A sand dune has swallowed the ...

South of Taharqa's pyramid complex in Nuri, northern Sudan, another smattering of pyramids make up the UNESCO heritage site Meroë. Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, ...