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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:abandoned
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circa 350 CE
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance
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gptkb:cemetery
urban planning
center of iron smelting
largest pyramid field in Africa outside Egypt
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Isis
gptkb:Candaces_of_Kush
gptkb:Napata
gptkb:Amun
gptkb:Apedemak
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Sudan
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gptkbp:currency
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Meroitic currency
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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Aksumite invasion
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gptkbp:distanceFromCairo
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about 200 km northeast
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:George_Andrew_Reisner
gptkb:John_Garstang
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gptkbp:founded
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circa 800 BCE
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meroë, Sudan
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gptkbp:knownFor
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pyramids
temples
iron production
royal cemeteries
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Meroitic
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Nile_Valley
gptkb:Nubia
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Meroë_Pyramids
gptkb:Royal_Baths
gptkb:Temple_of_Amun
gptkb:Lion_Temple
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gptkbp:partOf
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Island of Meroë
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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estimated 20,000
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Northern_Sudan
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Egyptian
Kushite religion
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gptkbp:river
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gptkb:Nile
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gptkbp:tradeRoutes
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
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gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
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Cultural
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Archaeological_Sites_of_the_Island_of_Meroe
2011
yes
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Meroitic_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Meroë_pyramids
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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