Sedeinga pyramids

Sedeinga pyramids
Napatan-Meroic Necropolis of Sedeinga
Sedeinga
Shown within Northeast Africa
Sedeinga
Sedeinga (Sudan)
LocationNorthern State, Sudan
RegionNubia
Coordinates20°33′11.92″N 30°17′27.48″E / 20.5533111°N 30.2909667°E / 20.5533111; 30.2909667
TypeSettlement
Site notes
Conditionrestored

The Sedeinga pyramids are a group of at least 80 small pyramids near Sedeinga, Sudan, built ca. 1 BCE. They were discovered between 2009 and 2012 and date to the time of the Kingdom of Kush, an ancient kingdom in Nubia. They range in size from about 6.7 metres (22 ft) to 75 centimetres (30 in) wide.