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Photos: Sudan war leaves ancient Meroe pyramids at risk of collapse

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 239 words · By AP
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What to know about Photos: Sudan war leaves ancient Meroe pyramids at risk of collapse

In Pictures Sudan war threatens ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO Heritage Site More than 200 ancient Meroe pyramids are imperilled by Sudan’s escalating war and neglect.

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What happened

In Pictures Sudan war threatens ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO Heritage Site More than 200 ancient Meroe pyramids are imperilled by Sudan’s escalating war and neglect.

Why it matters

Sudan’s war is endangering the ancient pyramids of Meroe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as fighting and a lack of security have brought all preservation work to a halt and left the fragile structures exposed to the elements.

Common ground

“The site may face a disaster, and collapses are possible,” archaeologist Mahmoud Suleiman said, warning that the more than three-year conflict has prevented experts from carrying out basic maintenance.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “UNESCO has warned that more than 100 cultural sites have been damaged and at least 22 museums looted or destroyed since the war began in April 2023.”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, The Sudan Times, and other web results) report the specific figures provided by UNESCO: more than 100 cultural sites damaged and at least 22 museums looted or destroyed since April 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since April 2023, there has been a civil war in Sudan between the two main factions of the country's military government. The conflict involves the internationally recognized government of Sudan contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–prese…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Khartoum was a major strategic battle for control of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, with fighting in and around the city between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the Sud…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_(2023–2025)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sudan
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Claim 2: “Located about 200km (125 miles) north of Khartoum, Meroe is home to more than 200 narrow, steep-sided pyramids built between 800 BC and 350 AD as tombs for rulers of the Kingdom of Kush.”
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The location (approx 200km north/northeast of Khartoum), the count (over 200 pyramids), the date range (800 BC to 350 AD), and their purpose as tombs for the Kingdom of Kush are consistently reported across Al Jazeera, Wikipedia, and other web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meroë was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroë
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nubia ( NEW-bee-uh; Nobiin: Nⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲃⲁ; Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. They are located in Sudan, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Meroë
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Claim 3: “More than 200 ancient Meroe pyramids are imperilled by Sudan’s escalating war and neglect.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, The Sudan Times, and other web search results) report that more than 200 pyramids at Meroe are imperilled by the escalating war and neglect.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt. The region of N…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meroë was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroë
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. They are located in Sudan, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Meroë
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Claim 4: “the ancient pyramids of Meroe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site”
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Wikipedia and the official UNESCO World Heritage site navigator confirm that the Pyramids of Meroë are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meroë was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroë
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. They are located in Sudan, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Meroë
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