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Nuri (other)
Nuri is a city in Sudan. Nuri or Nüri may also refer to: Places * Nuri, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Nuri, Razavi Khorasan, Iran * Kalateh-ye Nuri (other), several places in Iran * Nüri, a village in northeastern Estonia * San Joaquín de Nuri, a mission in Mexico Other uses * Nuri (name) * Nuri (rocket), a South Korean carrier rocket * Great Mosque of al-Nuri (other) or Nuri Mosque * Typhoon Nuri, name of three tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean * Nuri (company), a German bitcoin banking service formerly known as Bitwala {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuri
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space at El-Kurru, El-Kurru. More than 20 ancient pyramids belonging to Nubian kings and queens are still standing at Nuri, which served as a royal necropolis for the ancient city of Napata, the first capital of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush. It is probable that, at its apex, 80 or more pyramids stood at Nuri, marking the tombs of royals. The pyramids at Nuri were built over a period of more than three centuries, from circa 670 BCE for the oldest (pyramid of Taharqa), to around 310 BCE (pyramid of king Nastasen). The earliest known pyramid (Nu. 1) at Nuri belongs to king Taharqa which measures 51.75 meters square by 40 or by 50 metres high. The pyramid of Tah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
