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May 1, 2015

Sudan's pyramids, nearly as grand as Egypt's, go unvisited

By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press

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The pyramids at Meroe are rarely visited despite being a UNESCO World Heritage site.

AL-BEGRAWIYA, Sudan — The small, steep pyramids rising up from the desert hills of northern Sudan resemble those in neighboring Egypt, but unlike the famed pyramids of Giza, the Sudanese site is largely deserted.


 
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