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AFRICA

Welcome to the Africa section, where we invite you to explore the rich tapestry of Africa’s historical and archaeological treasures. This section is your gateway to discovering the continent’s most captivating ancient sites, from the majestic pyramids of Egypt and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, to the ancient city of Axum and the stone churches of Lalibela.

AFRICA

The Pyramid Tombs of Libya

Several pyramidal necropolises exist in Libya from the reign of the Garamantes, a kingdom that emerged as a major regional power in the Sahara during the mid-2nd century AD.
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Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe is the capital and seat of political power for an unknown kingdom, located in the south-eastern hills of present-day Zimbabwe.
AFRICA

Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs – The Theatre of the Dead

The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, meaning the “Mound of Shards” or “Potshards” is a subterranean necropolis beneath the streets of modern-day Alexandria in Egypt.
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Aksum – The Capital of the Aksumite Empire

Aksum, also called Axum, is the ancient capital of the Aksumite Empire, situated in the present-day Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
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Soknopaiou Nesos – The Crocodile Cult Temple

Soknopaiou Nesos, also called Dimeh es-Seba, is an ancient temple complex and settlement associated with the Graecised deity of Soknopaios (Sobek neb Pai), who was a local form of the Ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god Sobek.

Khami – Capital of the Kingdom of Butua

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Khami is an archaeological site and former capital of the Kalanga Kingdom of Butua near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Meroë – The Capital of the Kingdom of Kush

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Meroë, also called Medewi is an archaeological region and the ancient capital city of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush, located on the east-bank of the River Nile in Sudan.

Carthage – Capital of the Carthaginian Empire

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Carthage was the capital of the Carthaginian Empire, located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis in Tunisia.

The Kingdom of Zimbabwe

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The Kingdom of Zimbabwe was a medieval kingdom of 150 tributaries that existed from 1220-1450 CE in modern day Zimbabwe.

Pyramids of the Kingdom of Kush

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The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient African kingdom located in Nubia, a region along the Nile rivers encompassing the areas between what is today central Sudan and southern Egypt.

The Kingdom of Aksum – Africa’s lost Empire

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The Aksumite Empire was an ancient kingdom that existed in Ethiopia from 100 CE to 940 CE. Centred on the city of Axum in Ethiopia, the nation grew from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period around 400 BCE to its height around the 1st century CE.
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