Shendi, Sudan
Meroë
Meroë was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station, which is 35 km north-east of Shendi, Sudan, about 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries from around 590 BC, until its collapse in the 4th century AD.
- City
- Shendi
- Country
- Sudan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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