Places

The cities and sites of ancient Kush, and what survives of them today.

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  Kerma: The First Great Kingdom of KushKerma was the first great kingdom of the Nile Valley in Sudan, flourishing from about 2500 to 1500 BCE. Its mud-brick tower, its royal burial mounds, its war with Egypt, and how it connects to the origin of Kush.
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  Napata: Kush's First CapitalNapata was Kush's original capital, built around a mountain ancient Egyptians believed was Amun's birthplace. Where it sits, why kings kept getting crowned there long after they stopped living there, and how Egypt itself once sacked it.
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  Meroë: The City Behind the PyramidsMeroë was Kush's later capital and the site of its largest pyramid field. Where it sits, how big Kush actually got, and what's still there today.