The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan are among the best pyramid sites of ancient Nubia. From the 3rd century BCE, the Kushites in Meroë built more than 200 pyramids as tombs for kings and queens ...

Located in the desert sands near the Nile in modern Sudan, the ancient culture of Nubia played a decisive role in shaping Egypt from the eighth century B.C., serving as that kingdom’s 25th ...

Nubia was rich with minerals such as stones needed for the building of temples and tombs, and gold, needed for jewelry. Indeed Kush was one of the major gold producers of the ancient world.

Amid escalating military conflict in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan, the UK Foreign Office advised against all travel to the country. "Due to armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, terrorism, and ...