A video report from Al Jazeera warns that Sudan's ongoing war is endangering the ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The conflict has brought preservation efforts for the pyramids to a complete halt, leaving the millennia-old site exposed to damage, looting and environmental decay.
π The Backstory
The Meroe pyramids, located in northern Sudan, are the remnants of the Kingdom of Kush and date back roughly 2,000 years. Sudan has been gripped by civil war since April 2023 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a conflict that has devastated infrastructure, museums and heritage sites across the country and displaced millions.
π― Why It Matters
The Meroe site is one of Africa's most important archaeological treasures and a key source of Sudan's cultural identity and potential tourism revenue. Its degradation is a lasting cultural loss that will be difficult or impossible to reverse once the war ends.
A video report from Al Jazeera warns that Sudan's ongoing war is endangering the ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The conflict has brought preservation efforts for the pyramids to a complete halt, leaving the millennia-old site exposed to damage, looting and environmental decay.
The Meroe pyramids, located in northern Sudan, are the remnants of the Kingdom of Kush and date back roughly 2,000 years. Sudan has been gripped by civil war since April 2023 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a conflict that has devastated infrastructure, museums and heritage sites across the country and displaced millions.
The Meroe site is one of Africa's most important archaeological treasures and a key source of Sudan's cultural identity and potential tourism revenue. Its degradation is a lasting cultural loss that will be difficult or impossible to reverse once the war ends.