Why Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt?

- North Sudan, Sudan - Sudan was once home to the Kingdom of Kush, a rival to Egypt that embraced its neighbour's culture and beliefs. The city of Meroë became its capital, where over 30 kings were buried amid 200 pyramids. In comparison, there are only 118 pyramids in all of Egypt.



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EGYPT IS A LAND STEEPED IN HISTORY, MYSTERY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL WONDERS, WITH THE ICONIC PYRAMIDS AS SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS.

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Egypt. The most famous pyramids are the Egyptian ones — huge structures built of bricks or stones, some of which are among the world's largest constructions. They are shaped as a reference to the rays of the sun. Most pyramids had a smoothed white limestone surface.

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Many people have said that the pyramids would last 1 million years or even until the world ended, but I'd say around 10,000 to 100,000 years based on current observations.

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There are several reasons why the Egyptians stopped building pyramids. First and foremost was the sheer resources it took to build one. Like just about anything manufactured in the world, they were being built with less quality than in the past, and often fell apart soon after they were finished.

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There are thousand of pyramids around the world, including more than 100 in Egypt, double that in Sudan and dozens in the Middle East and China.

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