This majestic ancient city is Nuri — a great metropolis of the Kingdom of Kush. More than 20 ancient pyramids belonging to Nubian kings and queens are still standing here. Explore the Kushite Empire and watch the season premiere of #ExpeditionUnknown tonight at 9p ET on @Discovery. | Expedition Unknown

Nubian pyramids, also known as the Meroe Pyramids in Sudan, are a UNESCO World Heritage site serving as tombs for ancient Kushite royalty. The Nubian pyramids, located at the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe in Sudan, are a UNESCO World Heritage site. These structures served as the primary royal tombs for the rulers of the Kingdom of Kush, a civilization that prospered from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. The main period of pyramid construction spanned approximately 600 yea

8.4K views · 359 reactions | The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan, built by the kings and queens of the Kingdom of Kush between roughly 800 BCE and 350 CE, rise in steep, slender forms with small chapels at their bases, preserving reliefs and inscriptions that hint at a powerful Nubian civilisation closely linked to, yet distinct from, ancient Egypt... | We Love Ancient Aliens | Facebook