Nuri Things to Do

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The pyramids at Nuri are only a shadow of what they must have been. Originally there were 82 pyramids, but now only 20 are still standing. Many of these are in poor shape.
It is not easy to get close to most of them because of the sand dunes that have encroached the site. Walking in the sand is hard work.
No matter how often I see the Sudanese pyramids, I admire the fact that they gave us these signs of a past civilization in a land where the hostile environment destroys much so quickly.
They may not have the grandeur of those from Egypt , but have a character of their own. They are tall and narrow with a much steeper inclination. These at Nuri are in a pretty poor state , but better examples can be seen at Barkal and Bejrawiya.